Views Clash on Democratic Support for Controversial Candidate Graham Platner

The View hosts engaged in a heated discussion over whether Democrats should support Graham Platner, Maine Senate candidate, amidst various controversies.

Sunny Hostin, co-host of the show, admitted a change in her stance regarding Platner. “Yesterday, I was sort of on the fence,” Hostin shared. “I’m like, ‘Character matters, morals matter. I can’t believe that this is the person in Maine to take on Susan Collins.’ I’m now convinced we are really in a bad place in this country. Democrats must take over the Senate. They have to take over the House. They must restore some semblance of normalcy in this government.”

Hostin expressed her willingness to support Platner, saying, “If I lived in Maine, I would hold my nose and vote for him.” Her opinion was met with dissent from co-host Sara Haines. “I vehemently and strongly disagree with this,” responded Haines.

Alyssa Farah Griffin, another co-host, criticized modern politics as extreme. Griffin voiced discomfort, stating, “In modern politics, it feels as if there are Nazis on both sides.” This sentiment was echoed by Haines, who emphasized the importance of maintaining standards of decency in politics. “We have too many people with no character, no integrity in D.C.,” she declared.

Haines argued that voters should consider overall character rather than blindly supporting their party: “We can’t send someone who’s antisemitic, racist, bigoted, sexist.” She would prefer to vote for Platner’s opponent, Susan Collins, because of her bipartisan record.

Although Griffin acknowledged the need for an alternative Democratic candidate, she echoed concerns about extremism. “I’m just so deeply uncomfortable with the fact that it feels like we have Nazis to the right of me and Nazis to the left of me,” Griffin remarked.

Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Maine’s Senate race, faces allegations including sending sexually explicit messages and having a tattoo resembling a Nazi insignia. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg lamented the political climate. “There has to be people who have not been accused of wearing bad tattoos or feeling up people,” she commented regarding political scandals.

Goldberg urged improvement in candidate quality. “We should think about doing better on both sides,” she emphasized. Haines questioned how Platner could be unaware of the tattoo’s associations for 20 years.

Platner’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital inquiries. Prominent Democrats show divided opinions on whether to support Platner.