What to know about the tumultuous Maine Senate primary

Maine Democrat Graham Platner remains committed to his U.S. Senate campaign despite a growing list of controversies ...

Who is Graham Platner, Maine's Senate candidate and why is he in the national spotlight?

Platner was born and raised in Maine near Acadia National Park in the northern part of the state. According to the Maine ...

Senate candidate Graham Platner reveals new tattoo covering up one that resembled a Nazi symbol

The 41-year-old oyster farmer and military veteran looking to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins says he had no idea the skull and ...

Platner says ‘no reason to deny’ antigay slurs in posts: ‘It’s indefensible’

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admitted Wednesday to authoring a series of antigay Reddit posts and called ...

Senate Hopeful Forced to Explain Second ‘Nazi’ Tattoo

Senate candidate Graham Platner was forced to explain a second tattoo he inadvertently revealed Wednesday—while apologizing ...

Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, tells The Associated Press that he's covered a tattoo on his ...

Senate Democrats tread lightly on Maine primary as new poll shows Graham Platner leading Janet Mills

Despite recent controversies, Platner has a huge lead in a recent poll and is drawing big crowds, while the two-term governor ...

Now there is a Democratic candidate with a tattoo that resembles a Nazi symbol | Opinion

The Democratic Party should have no room for Nazi sympathizers or candidates who condone violence. It's gross and ...

Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he struggles to get ahead of controversies

Graham Platner is shaking up his campaign amid a swirl of controversy, bringing in a longtime friend to function as his Maine ...

Oops, I’ve Had a Nazi Tattoo for 18 Years

Did you hear the one about the Bernie Sanders-backed Senate candidate with a Nazi SS emblem tattooed on his chest? Alas the case of Maine’s Graham Platner, a critic of Israel and its supporters, is no ...
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Bernie Sanders downplays Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo: ‘There might be one or two more important issues’

After Graham Platner, the progressive Senate hopeful running in Maine’s Democratic primary, revealed this week that he had ...

Democratic Senate candidate says he’ll remove tattoo after realizing it ‘resembled a Nazi symbol’

The tattoo controversy sparked after a family video surfaced online showing Platner shirtless, wearing “Marine Corps running ...