During a YouTube live event, David Sirota spoke with with Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate primary candidate who has been driving headlines and shaking up a key race.

Watch a replay of the full event:

Recently, Platner has come under fire for past online postings and a tattoo from his time in the military. He argues that party powerbrokers “are trying to destroy my life” as he’s scored Sen. Bernie Sanders’ endorsement and surged ahead of Democratic leaders’ hand-picked candidate in the polls. 

Platner took questions from Lever subscribers and discussed the path ahead for both his candidacy and American democracy.

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