Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock told NBC’s ” Meet the Press,” pivoted to his book when asked if he would support Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner.

KRISTEN WELKER: Okay. Senator, let me talk to you about the midterms, one of the big headlines this week, Democrats officially nominating Graham Platner and their Senate candidate in Maine, despite a swirl of controversies from allegations of abusive behavior from ex-girlfriends, which he firmly denies, to a tattoo associated with a Nazi symbol. He says he obtained that without understanding its meaning. He has since covered it up. Do you believe Graham Platner has the character to serve in the United States Senate? SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK: Well, here’s what I’ll say. Character matters. And that’s what I’m saying in this new book that I’ve written, “The Crooked Places Made Straight. And I think that the voters of Maine have an opportunity to see who they want to represent them in the United States Senate. They will decide that. KRISTEN WELKER: You know, you are considered a leader within the Democratic party. Do you plan to campaign for Graham Platner, Senator? SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK: I intend to focus on the people of Georgia, you know? I’m very proud of the fact that Georgia elected its first Black senator and its first Jewish senator in one fell swoop, in 2021. My brother, Jon Ossoff, is in a real fight. I think, you know, people are feeling positive about that outcome. But I would remind people that it’s still Georgia. It’s a very purple state. And so I’ll be focused on that race. I will be working, you know, to do everything I can, to make sure that we have the majority, come November, because quite frankly, the future of our democracy depends on it. And so I will be moving all over the country, doing whatever I can. But I think, at the end of the day, the voters in these states will clearly make their decision about who they want to support.

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