JIM GERAGHTY: Democrats Have Tied Themselves to Grähäm Plätner.
Based on what we know, Graham Platner is just a full-spectrum creep. That Democratic political firm that controls a bunch of social media influencers generated amazing results.
But we should not expect Maine Democrats to abandon Platner, nor pressure him to end his campaign. A whole lot of Democrats inside and outside of Maine are now deeply emotionally invested in the success of this campaign. From the moment they chose to believe that Platner had “accidentally” gotten the symbol of the Nazi SS tattooed on his chest, and the “military history buff” never recognized it as a Nazi symbol for 18 years, they were taking their consciences and integrity and putting them into a lockbox and entrusting them to Platner. Ending their support of Platner now would mean admitting that his critics were right about him all along. And surely, no modern Republican could relate to the phenomenon of sticking with a deeply flawed candidate out of a sense of partisan obligation, and not wanting to let the other side get a win.
Incidentally, this is who the man with the Totenkopf tat seeks to blitzkrieg:
Susan Collins:
1) Voted to convict Trump of impeachment
2) Voted against Amy Coney Barrett & Pete Hegseth
3) Backed limits on Trump's military power
4) Wants to nuke his "Anti-Weaponization Fund"And more. If *she* is your evil right-wing extremist, words do not mean anything. https://t.co/dLQakRiAkS
— Billy Binion (@billybinion) June 1, 2026
Related: Flashing back to the infamous ad full of manly men eating carburetors for breakfast that Camp Kamala ran in 2024, did Platner’s recruiters think that the Totenkopf tat would be a plus…?
Consider the possibility that the DNC saw Graham Platner’s Nazi affiliation to be a PLUS.
Maine is a swing state and Collins is practically a Democrat. They can’t run to the left of Collins, not really.
So maybe they want to run to the RIGHT of Collins, and since these…
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) June 1, 2026
“So maybe they want to run to the RIGHT of Collins, and since these idiots ACTUALLY BELIEVE we are all actual Nazis, maybe they saw Platner as the ideal candidate. Because they are stupidly brainwashed. Just a theory…”