Maine Democrats Nominate Graham Platner to Challenge Sen. Collins

U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a primary that features Graham Platner as the leading candidate to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in November. Platner has admitted to exchanging explicit messages with women after his marriage.

Former partners have accused him of expressing violent fantasies and hatred toward women, according to a New York Times report cited across multiple outlets. Platner has previously stated he did not know the tattoo's association with Nazi death-camp guards when he obtained it. Republican senators have publicly criticized Platner's candidacy and urged Maine voters to reject him.

"I think it is really sad when you have someone who's a self-described communist, who put a Nazi tattoo on himself, to see so many Senate Democrats supporting him," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital. Sen.

Sen. " Democratic senators offered limited comments when asked about the race. Sen. , responded, "Who told you I was supporting him? " Sen. " Sen. " Despite the scrutiny, Platner remains the leading candidate in Tuesday's Democratic primary.