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leftstreet

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5. Yep

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 12:54 PM

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He clearly wasn't ready for this

All the issues he wanted to campaign on will be tossed in the bin, and he'll be on the defensive 24/7

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Graham Platner says his Nazi-linked tattoo was drunken mistake [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday OP

That excuse in older than my dad. RandySF Tuesday #1

Or have a different tattoo put on top of it? jmowreader Tuesday #27

Exactly! Many people cover up regret tattoos with another tattoo tulipsandroses Tuesday #51

LOL how do you not get that removed? leftstreet Tuesday #2

He's always explaining, always excusing. RandySF Tuesday #3

Yep leftstreet Tuesday #5

Nopity nope nope nope. Cross him off the list Arazi Tuesday #4

Totally agree with you. republianmushroom Tuesday #6

Fully agree. (nt) Paladin Tuesday #14

Chuck sure dodged a bullet for everyone with this. LuvLoogie Tuesday #7

Not from Maine but I'd be interested in knowing more about Mills. nt Doremus Tuesday #15

I'm from Chicago. This is all hands everywhere, tho. LuvLoogie Tuesday #18

Trump hates Janet Mills. Good enough for me. mainer Tuesday #22

Unfortunately so do a lot of Mainers Easterncedar Tuesday #76

Looking forward to not voting for this guy MaineBlueBear Tuesday #8

So has Bernie rescinded his endorsement yet? Or is he just hoping Platner disappears in the next few days? tritsofme Tuesday #9

According to John Bresnahan of Punchbowl News, this is Bernie's response... PunkinPi Tuesday #39

Wow, that is utterly disgraceful. For shame, Bernie, for shame. tritsofme Tuesday #41

Absolutely shameful and admitting the mistake shouldn't be hard. nt PunkinPi Tuesday #50

Mahalo, PunkinPi... Well We Cha Tuesday #47

Mahalo, Cha! PunkinPi Tuesday #52

Aloha, PunkinPi! So Grateful Gov Mills Cha Tuesday #56

I hope to do phoning, etc. for Gov. Mills. yorkster Tuesday #58

Mahalo, yorkster! Cha Tuesday #60

Hi there Cha. Wish I could pop over and meet you. yorkster Tuesday #65

Aww.. That would be Great! I have been to Cha Tuesday #66

That sounds like a loverly trip. yorkster Tuesday #70

Ah Yes, Oh Canada! We also went to Prince Cha Tuesday #81

And this is the guy Bernie endorsed? awesomerwb1 Tuesday #10

love Bernie (kind of like you do an elderly aunt) stopdiggin Tuesday #13

"I support Sanders and Sanders supports me" does not a good progressive make. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #24

Well said.. the way you described being "Established" .. Cha Tuesday #25

100% !!! And thanks for both boosting a very valid point - and for making it so well ! - -(nt)- stopdiggin Tuesday #61

I have been black-out drunk several times in my life. Aristus Tuesday #11

But, but - "new blood", "establishment pols", "term limits" ... stopdiggin Tuesday #12

This is why we have primaries. mr715 Tuesday #23

and why I'm not AGAINST a certain amount of vetting stopdiggin Tuesday #57

It shouldn't be regular to get nazi tats and not know mr715 Tuesday #67

I believe it is possible for people to change, and grow stopdiggin Tuesday #69

Yeah mr715 Tuesday #71

dear god, NO ! (now there's an image to etch into your retinas .... or memory ... I may never properly sleep ... ) stopdiggin Tuesday #75

They're concerning. nt mr715 Tuesday #77

Having gotten it in the first place, under those conditions, I would let that slide AZJonnie Tuesday #16

The Totenkopf is older than the Nazis, but... Happy Hoosier Tuesday #17

The version he got is the SS version. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #20

Yes, appears to be the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf symbol EX500rider Tuesday #74

He brags about being a history buff, including being a WWII buff obamanut2012 Tuesday #34

Like I say, if he didn't know at the time, then when he came to know would be the most important point for me AZJonnie Tuesday #43

He is Hegseth-like mcar Tuesday #19

I am still spooked by Tulsi obamanut2012 Tuesday #35

Whoa. He made me nervous, but Blackwater? yorkster Tuesday #64

As they say in Mortal Kombat - DISQUALIFIED Blue_Adept Tuesday #21

He seems like a lying sack of shite...once you get a Nazi tattoo, you're always a Nazi in my book... wcmagumba Tuesday #26

Survey says?! .... ❌ QueerDuck Tuesday #28

Sorry, if you find out your tattoo is Nazi-related and don't have it removed, that speaks volumes. Vinca Tuesday #29

He was also a Blackwater Merc obamanut2012 Tuesday #37

Totally disqualifying!!! Machine heads are likely oasis Tuesday #72

Tattoo removal is readily available, and failing that coverup tattoos are even moreso. RockRaven Tuesday #30

Why are you picking on this guy? I thought he dropped out as soon as the governor announced she was running? questionseverything Tuesday #31

Thank goodness people are "picking on" this terrible candidate. tritsofme Tuesday #32

Just making sure new blood with Nazi tattoos don't try again. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #36

Wrong guy, and sorry, know who has Nazi tattoos? obamanut2012 Tuesday #38

So I asked google, are skull and crossbones always nazi signs? questionseverything Tuesday #44

The version he got is the SS version. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #45

When I googled it there were hundreds of variations questionseverything Tuesday #48

that's fine, but the one he got is the SS version WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #49

Feels like we can do better than making excuses for people who knowingly had Nazi symbols tattooed on their body for tritsofme Tuesday #46

because there is NEVER any need for 'new blood' such as this stopdiggin Tuesday #63

Then he should have removed, and it provbably could have been covered for free obamanut2012 Tuesday #33

I believe it. Iggo Tuesday #40

Another GOP mole exposed struggle4progress Tuesday #42

something ain't right Skittles Tuesday #68

I would love to see a Democrat progressive defeat Susan Collins. walkingman Tuesday #53

Update: Platner says he's going to get it removed. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #54

Former political director (resigned last week) doesn't buy it: WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #55

Former Platner political director weighs in on his tattoo LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #59

Mahalo, LMPV... What's "Red Eats" about in Cha Tuesday #62

Tattoos can be removed iemanja Tuesday #73

This guy would end up being another Fetterman. nt Blasphemer Tuesday #78

Come on, who hasn't got a Nazi related tattoo awesomerwb1 Tuesday #79

A mistake. But not enough of one to even think about voting for his GOP opponent. marble falls Tuesday #80

Has Platner ever held elected office or run a successful campaign? dlk Wednesday #82

Ya.. SSJVegeta Wednesday #83

".. A Drunken Mistake.." But not enough Cha Wednesday #84