Maine, Nazi and Platner
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Dem Senate candidate Graham Platner covered a Nazi-linked tattoo after backlash over old posts and apologized but refused to quit as rivals demand he drop out.
A Jewish civil rights group said the tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol. “I have legitimately dedicated much of my life to antifascism,” Democrat Graham Platner said.
Platner is a U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Maine.
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says he covered up a tattoo that resembled Nazi symbol
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner covered up a tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol, a spokesperson for Platner’s campaign confirmed to NBC News.
Marine earned plaudits from some Democrats. Now his comments risk their chances of defeating incumbent Republican senator