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Democrats' Maine Senate Gamble Raises Questions About Standards

2026-06-04

[PJ] The Democratic Party's approach to Maine's Senate race has sparked a debate that extends well beyond the state's borders. At the center of the controversy is Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, whose campaign has been dogged by a series of damaging allegations and personal scandals.

Reports have highlighted Platner's past online activity, including the presence of a tattoo some have characterized as Nazi-related, inflammatory comments on public forums, sexually explicit social media posts and allegations involving inappropriate online communications. More recently, questions have emerged regarding his use of messaging platforms and claims of extramarital sexting.

Yet despite the mounting controversies, Democratic leaders and activists continue to argue that defeating incumbent Sen. Susan Collins remains the overriding priority.

That argument has puzzled many observers, given Collins' reputation as one of the most moderate Republicans in the Senate. Over the years, she has frequently broken with her party on high-profile votes. Collins voted to convict President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, opposed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, voted against major Republican legislation, and joined only a handful of Republicans in supporting the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Courtesy of Lord Garth:

OysterGruppenFurhrer admired Nazi Helmets and dogs

The man really revels in his vileness. It will be interesting to see whether Maine voters decide he is the proper representative of their needs and desires.

[WashingtonFreeBeacon] Maine's embattled Democratic Senate candidate, Graham Platner, praised a "cool pic" of Nazi-aligned troops aiming a rifle during World War II, zeroing in on their "German helmets" and weapon, in a now-deleted social media post, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal.

It's not the first time Platner has shown enthusiasm for Nazi iconography. He notoriously had a chest tattoo of an SS "Totenkopf," the skull and crossbones symbol worn by SS officers who manned the Nazi concentration camps.

In April 2019 a Reddit user shared an image of "Swedish Volunteer Battalion in a trench during The Continuation War, 1941."

The image showed soldiers in German helmets during the conflict, pointing a Browning Automatic Rifle at the enemy over a defensive trench. A soldier gesturing to an enormous dog—which appears to be an Alsatian or German shepherd—dominates the foreground.

In a comment from his now-deleted Reddit account P-Hustle, Platner offered this response:

"German helmets and a [Browning Automatic Rifle]. What a cool pic.

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