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Maine Democrat Platner, on defense over tattoo, takes page from Trump playbook to keep up Senate bid
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner revealed Tuesday that he was tattooed years ago with an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, but he dismissed the connotation and chalked it up to a dr...

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Senate Democrats Steer Clear Of Embattled Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner
Maine Dem Senate hopeful backed by Bernie Sanders apologizes for Nazi-style tattoo, vows to stay in race
Why Maine Voters Haven't Canceled Graham Platner (Yet)
It could be that by the time this column is published, even more damaging comments made by Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner will have come to light.

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Graham Platner—and His Mom—Try to Move Past Tattoo Scandal at a Maine Town Hall
Platner once again claimed that he only recently learned of the tattoo’s “stark resemblance to a symbol that is used by neo-Nazis,” and that “the idea that I’ve been going around with something like t...

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Another Senate candidate drops out to endorse Mills as Platner controversies stack up
Platner holds wide lead over Mills in early primary poll, as controversies mount

Senate Democrats tread lightly on Maine primary as new poll shows Platner leading Mills

Gov. Janet Mills and first-time candidate Graham Platner will face off in a hotly contested Democratic Senate primary in Maine.

Maine Senate hopeful changed tattoo ex-aide calls antisemitic

A Jewish civil rights group said the tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol. “I have legitimately dedicated much of my life to antifascism,” Democrat Graham Platner said.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says he covered tattoo resembling Nazi symbol

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 says he covered up a tattoo that resembled Nazi symbol

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner covered up a tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol, a spokesperson for Platner’s campaign confirmed to NBC News.

What to know about the tumultuous Maine Senate primary

Maine Democrat Graham Platner remains committed to his U.S. Senate campaign despite a growing list of controversies
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