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Graham Platner: “I knew that was coming. And when it came, I was happy to…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 05:34

The moment I said yes to this whole experience, that somebody was going to come along with a bunch of resources and dig up every single thing I ever did on the Internet and try to use it. Like, I knew that was coming. And when it came, I was happy to talk about it, because, quite frankly, I think it's a pretty standard story of people that aren't trying to get into politics or just regular human beings in general. You go through phases in life. Yeah. You believe things when you're younger, you say things, you do things, and then you learn new things, and then you change, and … (05:34–05:48)

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Asserts awareness and acceptance of scrutiny over past online activities as a common experience.

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