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 told Tommy Vietor on Pod Save America.

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is under scrutiny after a series of old Reddit posts resurfaced with some controversial takes.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner apologized for controversial Reddit posts from 2013–2021, saying they were meant to provoke reactions, not reflect his true beliefs.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is under fire for a tattoo resembling the Nazi SS Totenkopf, which he says he got unknowingly during a drunken trip as a Marine. The controversy follows resurfaced offensive Reddit posts,

The Maine Senate hopeful has apologized for some of his old posts and highlighted some of his more agreeable past commentary.

Maine senate hopeful Graham Platner’s campaign is facing an increasingly uphill battle as additional past comments by the candidate – who earned Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont’s endorsement – continue to surface.

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner faces backlash over a tattoo resembling the Nazi SS Totenkopf; he says he was unaware and will remove it.

Leftists appear to have softened their stance on “locker room talk” after old Reddit posts from one of their favored Senate candidates resurfaced. Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s past Reddit posts came back to light just two months after he launched his campaign.