Politico, Axios: By Golly, Dems May Have Buyer's Remorse Over Nazi-Tatted Socialist Cad

Ed Morrissey· Jun 2, 2026 · 1:20 PM UTC ·6 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 46 views

#politics #elections #democrats #Graham Platner #Susan Collins #Janet Mills #Ruben Gallego #Eric Swalwell

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Maine Democrats are facing potential buyer's remorse over their Senate nominee, Graham Platner, due to troubling revelations about his past. Despite his expected nomination, concerns are growing regarding his credibility and the impact on the party's moral stance against Republicans. As new allegations emerge, party leaders are increasingly anxious about the implications for upcoming elections.

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▪Graham Platner is likely to be the Democratic Senate nominee against Susan Collins after the primary next week.
▪Recent revelations about Platner's past, including sexual text messages and a Nazi symbol tattoo, are causing concern among Democrats.
▪Senator Ruben Gallego expressed confidence in Platner's ability to win, despite the ongoing controversies surrounding him.

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Politico, Axios: By Golly, Dems May Have Buyer's Remorse Over Nazi-Tatted Socialist Cad Ed Morrissey 9:20 AM | June 02, 2026 AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty If so, Maine Democrats have a week to change their minds. It might help if their party leaders acknowledged the obvious first, which is that they all lined up to endorse a pig in a poke over a popular two-term governor because the party has a man problem. Heavy emphasis on pig, apparently. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Graham Platner will meet with Democratic leadership and donors in DC today, hoping to lock down the primary next week and prepare for a hard fight against Susan Collins in November.

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