Graham Platner Hit by Fresh Wave of Allegations Ahead of Maine Primary Maine Democrat Graham Platner is embroiled in fresh allegations of mistreatment towards women he dated, alongside controversy surrounding a Nazi tattoo, just before a key primary election. A new report details claims of intimidating and aggressive behavior, while Platner’s campaign disputes some allegations and denies knowledge of the tattoo’s meaning. These revelations contradict his recent assurances to senators about the absence of further damaging information.

• Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat running in a statewide primary, faces new allegations of mistreatment of women he dated.
• A New York Times report details multiple women’s accounts of his intimidating, disturbing, and aggressive actions.
• One woman, Lyndsey Fifield, also suggested Platner lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi Totenkopf tattoo.
• Platner’s campaign disputed many allegations but did not push back on past “rape” comments; he attributed past behavior to alcohol and a “dark period.”
• The allegations undermine Platner’s recent assurances to senators, including Bernie Sanders, that no more would surface.
• Senator John Fetterman expressed doubt about Platner’s chances in the general election due to these issues.
• Platner is on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 9.