US EditionBernie Sanders downplays Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo: ‘There might be one or two more important issues’
Platner revealed his Nazi-inspired tattoo to preempt attacks, sparking criticism and endorsements amid his progressive platform and a recent poll showing his lead.
- On Wednesday, Graham Platner revealed he had a Nazi-inspired chest tattoo resembling an S.S. Totenkopf for nearly two decades to preempt opposition research.
- Facing resurfaced Reddit posts and opposition research, Platner disclosed his tattoo preemptively after pressure from those revelations.
- On camera this week, Platner lifted his shirt to show a Celtic knot cover-up design, apologized for the old tattoo, and stressed his commitment to antifascism, antiracism and anti-Nazism.
- Despite the fallout, Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont, said he absolutely stands by his endorsement of Platner, who has pledged to remain in the Maine Democratic Senate primary.
- The fallout has exposed rifts in the progressive movement, with Jon Lovett arguing critics demand "only perfect candidates off the Harvard Law conveyor belt" while Platner framed backlash as an establishment attack.
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The race between Janet Mills and Graham Platner shows a Democratic identity crisis
The hits kept coming over more than a week for Graham Platner, giving Gov. Janet Mills and her allies an early opening to make their case that she is the only Democrat who can unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2026. Then the governor was hit Thursday by a University of New Hampshire poll showing Platner with a 34-point lead in the primary. The survey opened one day after the first of numerous stories appeared on Platner’s controversial past Redd…
Chris Murphy Dodged Question About Graham Platner’s Nazi Tattoo. He Was Mad About Elon’s ‘Nazi Salute.’
During a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Democrat Senator Chris Murphy pivoted when asked about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo.“I do want to ask you about the Maine Senate race, because earlier this month, you called Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ‘impressive,’ but since then, obviously a lot about him has come out, including the fact that he had a Totenkopf, which is a skull head — it’…
Kid Rock on Dems Giving Hall Passes for Nazi Tattoos
Last week, The Gateway Pundit reported that leftists, like Senator Bernie Sanders (Democrat Socialist-VT) are defending Democrat Maine senate candidate Graham Platner, who – up until this week – had an actual Nazi symbol tattooed on his chest.
He is seen as one of the great hopes for the left wing of the Democratic Party in the United States. But now his campaign is in crisis after a series of grim comments and a controversial Nazi-like tattoo...
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