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Maine, Senate and Graham Platner

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

G raham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer from Maine who is running as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, is currently in the national spotlight due to Reddit posts from 2018 and a tattoo of a skull-and-crossbones, which is associated with Nazi symbolism.

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How Graham Platner's campaign is landing in the Senate: From the Politics Desk

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Graham Platner leads Maine Senate poll despite controversies

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What to Know About the Tumultuous Maine Senate Primary

Platner, an oyster farmer and first-time political candidate, is vying to flip a Senate seat that has been held by Republican Susan Collins for nearly 30 years.

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

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Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Says He Covered Up Tattoo That Had Nazi Imagery

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Maine Senate candidate Platner says he'll remove tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol

Platner has apologized for those comments, saying they were made after he left the Army in 2012, when he was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

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Democratic Senate Candidate Announces He’ll Remove Tattoo Resembling ‘Nazi Symbol’

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Democratic primary war escalates over Graham Platner

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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 Mills is counting on her experience and achievements.

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UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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%.

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Maine Democrat Platner, on defense over tattoo, takes page from Trump playbook to keep up Senate bid

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has revealed in a podcast that he was tattooed years ago with an image widely recognized as Nazi symbol.

Bernie Sanders stands by Maine oysterman taking on Susan Collins despite ‘racist’ posts and ‘troubling’ tattoo

Marine earned plaudits from some Democrats. Now his comments risk their chances of defeating incumbent Republican senator