Despite recent controversies, Platner has a huge lead in a recent poll and is drawing big crowds, while the two-term governor Mills is counting on her experience and achievements.

Platner, running for Senate in Maine, has changed the tattoo and called antisemitism “a long scourge on our society.”

The poll shows that 58% of likely Democratic primary voters favor Platner. Janet Mills, Maine's two-term governor, who was recruited by national party leaders, was polling at just 24%. None of the other candidates in the crowded field received more than 1%.

A new poll conducted as Platner's resurfaced Reddit posts, which drew backlash, revealed where he stands with Maine Democrats.

The poll was conducted around the same time reports surfaced about a series of inflammatory social media posts Graham Platner made, but before the U.S. Senate candidate revealed he had a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.

For nearly two months, Graham Platner’s bid for the U.S. Senate was marked by momentum and bravado as the political newcomer drew big crowds to his town halls and he channeled Democratic voters’ hopes for a newer,

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he covered up a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol that he got nearly 20 years ago.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) said Monday his past Reddit comments were meant “to get a rise out of people.” “That was me trying to get a rise out of people on the Internet,” Platner