Just ahead of tomorrow's primary, scandal-plague Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner held his first major campaign rally over the weekend.
Reports continue to emerge about Platner's character, particularly his history with women, but the Democratic primary is seen as his to win; he continues to enjoy support from voters and political allies as his party is desperate to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
After insisting President Donald Trump is Hitler, accusing conservatives of being closeted Nazis, and now comparing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to the Gestapo, Gary Bauer of the Campaign for Working Families says Democrats continue to overlook the literal Nazi tattoo Platner had covered up after starting his campaign and rally behind the man because he is one of their own.
"They're supporting a guy … for the United States Senate who has had a tattoo called the Totenkopf, which is a tattoo associated with Nazi SS units that guarded the concentration camps where millions of Jews were killed," Bauer notes. "They will be the party that is responsible for electing the first guy with a Nazi tattoo to the United States Senate."
Platner leads the incumbent in the polls, but Bauer does not think "we can count on anything this November."
"We don't like to rely on polls, but one thing is showing up fairly regularly, which is that conservatives and Christians just don't seem to be very enthusiastic about the upcoming elections," Bauer reports, warning, "We could end up with a situation where Trump's presidency literally ends this November."
If Democrats like Platner win enough Senate seats, they could potentially gain control of the Senate, making it easier to block President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and cabinet picks and influence or block legislation coming from the White House.
Platner's main obstacle is not the primary but persuading Maine voters to replace Susan Collins in what is expected to be one of the most closely watched Senate races of 2026.
