Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said Sunday that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s resurfaced comments are not “disqualifying.”

“I don't think they're disqualifying, but certainly they're not right. And I'm glad that he apologized for them. They're indefensible, they're hurtful and they're offensive,” Martin told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union."

Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer who is running a progressive campaign in the Pine Tree State, called other users “r-----ed,” called himself a “communist,” called “all” police bastards and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid, according to a review of previously deleted........

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