Tattoos and Epstein Files: Midterm Primaries Just Got Wildly Chaotic
If you thought American politics couldn't get any more like a daytime reality show, congratulations on being completely wrong. Today’s primaries are serving up pure, unfiltered drama.
In Maine, the Democrats are desperate to unseat five-term Republican Senator Susan Collins. Their leading hope? A political newcomer named Graham Platner. He is dominating the polls despite some minor campaign speedbumps, like three former partners accusing him of physical threats, old social media posts making light of rape, and a chest tattoo of a Nazi skull-and-crossbones from his Marine days. Former Governor Janet Mills literally threw in the towel because this guy was beating her so badly.
Meanwhile, down in South Carolina, Representative Nancy Mace is fighting for her political life. Donald Trump is actively backing her primary challenger. Why is the former president so mad? According to Mace, it has nothing to do with her voting record—she claims Trump is punishing her for demanding the release of the DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein files.
Over in the same state, Senator Lindsey Graham is facing five different primary challengers who are mostly just mad at how much federal money he likes to spend.
It turns out the true unifying force in American politics isn't democracy or the economy, but a shared commitment to sheer, unadulterated drama.
Source: NPR
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