US EditionBernie Sanders backs Maine senate hopeful Graham Platner despite controversies
Sanders supports Platner despite past controversies, citing confidence in his campaign and potential to win Maine’s 2026 Senate race, Sanders said recently.
- On Oct. 22, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., affirmed his endorsement of Graham Platner, Democratic hopeful for Maine U.S. Senate, who seeks the 2026 Democratic nomination after his Labor Day rally backing.
- Reporting found that a 2007 video shows what appears to be a Totenkopf / Schutzstaffel image tattoo and since-deleted social media posts with derogatory remarks, though Graham Platner denies being a Nazi.
- Sanders defended Platner, saying `He went through a dark period` and `He has apologized for the stupid remarks, the hurtful remarks that he has made`, while challenging reporters and warning of 50,000 avoidable deaths, The Independent reported.
- Multiple Democrats including Platner are seeking to challenge long-serving Sen. Susan Collins, creating a competitive Democratic primary field, while Gov. Janet Mills has Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.'s endorsement.
- Platner, an oyster farmer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said some posts were meant to 'get a rise out of people,' and Sanders noted Platner apologized for past remarks.
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Bernie Sanders Stands by Maine Senate Candidate Despite Nazi-Inspired Tattoo Revelation
MAINE – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is standing by Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner, who recently came under fire for a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol. Sanders emphasized that there are “one or two more important issues” than the tattoo and highlighted Platner’s military service and struggles with PTSD. Platner, a Marine veteran […]
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