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Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his party

Every few years, Democrats try to convince themselves they’ve found the one – a candidate who can finally speak fluent rural, who looks and sounds like the voters they’ve lost.

The Conversation

Maine Democrat Jordan Wood ends Senate bid to run for Golden’s seat - Roll Call

Maine Democrat Jordan Wood is ending his Senate campaign to run for the battleground House seat that Rep. Jared Golden is vacating.

Roll Call

Graham Platner got an accidental nazi tattoo. The artist who covered it wants us to forgive him

‘We all make mistakes and we don’t have teams to cover it up for us’

The Independent UK

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Bernie Sanders Says Democratic Victories Show People 'Sick And Tired' Of Trumpism

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said a string of Democratic victories on Tuesday, including Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race, delivers a clear message for 2026: that voters are rejecting "Trumpism."

Benzinga

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day - Roll Call

Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Maine’s Susan Collins top CQ Roll Call's list of the most vulnerable senators of the 2026 midterm elections.

Roll Call

Florida man arrested by FBI for threatening lives of Trump foes in online comments section

Exclusive: Gregory Formicone, 57, is facing up to five years behind bars over assassination threats posted on far-right conspiracy site The Gateway Pundit

The Independent UK

‘In this ’til the end’: Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner on refusing to quit amid furor over ‘Nazi’ tattoo

Platner’s populist campaign faces backlash over past comments and a contentious tattoo

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Maine Gov. Mills, 77, won't release medical records as age become issue in Senate race

She's stepping into a generational battle within her party, as young progressives seek to push out the older establishment.

Axios

The leftwing defense of Graham Platner is rooted in a false Democratic vision

Tolerance for behavior like Platner’s is tied to a wrongheaded theory of the male working class. Zohran Mamdani illustrates a different path

The Guardian - US

Tattoo fixers on removing Nazi symbols: ‘You don’t know if they’re changing or hiding’

Deciding to cover up a tattoo, like Senate hopeful Graham Platner did, is so common there are free programs for it

The Guardian - US

Graham Platner’s campaign manager steps down after just days on the job as controversies pile up

Platner, an oyster farmer and populist running for Senate in Maine, has faced multiple controversies in recent weeks over his past views and a controversial skull-and-bones tattoo reminiscent of Nazi imagery

The Independent UK

Scoop: Graham Platner's campaign manager and longtime friend quits

Kevin Brown had started as the Maine Senate contender's campaign manager just last week.

Axios

WATCH: Bernie Sanders interview on The Axios Show

Sanders critiqued the Democratic Party, blasted the pro-Israel lobby and warned about dangers of the AI revolution.

Axios

Don't Get a Nazi Tattoo or Praise Hitler: Advice for New Politicians

Graham Platner's excuses aren't exactly persuasive.

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Axios

"The Axios Show": Sanders blames "dark period" for Platner tattoo

"I suspect that Graham Platner is not the only American to have gone through a dark period."

Latin Times

Democratic Senate Candidate Says He Covered Tattoo He Didn't Know Was a Nazi Symbol

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine, said he has covered a chest tattoo after learning it was widely recognized as a Nazi symbol

The Independent UK

Maine Senate candidate covers up tattoo resembling Nazi symbol after blaming it on ‘drunk night out’

Platner has resisted calls to drop out of the race and has the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders

Euronews

US Senate candidate Graham Platner gets new tattoo to cover one with Nazi links

The Democrat Graham Platner says he is not a "secret Nazi" and was not aware of the associations of the skull-and-crossbones tattoo on his chest.

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US Senate Hopeful Graham Platner Faces Backlash Over Nazi-Like Tattoo: 'I'm Getting It Removed'

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has apologised for a decades-old tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and pledged to have it removed.

Axios

Democratic primary war escalates over Graham Platner

Schumer said Mills "is the best candidate to retire Susan Collins."

The Independent UK

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

The anti-establishment ex-Marine earned plaudits from some Democrats. Now his comments risk their chances of defeating incumbent Republican senator

The Guardian - US

‘I’m not a secret Nazi’: Maine Democratic Senate candidate addresses tattoo

Graham Platner says he didn’t know historical associations of skull-and-crossbones tattoo he got on his chest in 2007

Axios

"I am not a secret Nazi": Maine Senate candidate responds to tattoo accusations

"I am not a secret Nazi," he said on a recent podcast appearance.

Axios

Maine Dem Senate candidate embraced "antifa supersoldier" label

Graham Platner's old Reddit posts have thrown his campaign into turmoil.

Axios

Bernie-backed Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner melts down

Many national Democrats seized on Platner as a solution to the party's problems with young men.

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