Platner’s covered up Nazi tattoo should be ‘disqualifying’ in his Senate bid
The Boston Globe • • nation
Key Points:
- Representative Jake Auchincloss criticized Graham Platner's brand of the Democratic Party, suggesting it would not secure durable majorities nationwide.
- Platner, a former Marine and Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, faced controversy over a Nazi symbol tattoo he got in 2007, which he has since covered up.
- Auchincloss previously called for Platner to drop out of the race, citing the tattoo as disqualifying, despite Platner nearing the Democratic nomination after Governor Janet Mills withdrew.
- Auchincloss denied accusations that his criticism of Platner amounted to an endorsement of Republican Susan Collins, reaffirming his commitment to helping Democrats regain Senate control.
- The Platner campaign has not yet responded to Auchincloss’s recent remarks, and further updates are expected as the story develops.