Today is the day. The day Democrats are asking Maine voters to look past a campaign dogged by a Nazi-linked tattoo, comments mocking a Purple Heart veteran, and explicit messages sent to other women during a marriage. Maine voters are heading to the polls in a Democratic Senate primary that was supposed to set up the party’s best shot at unseating longtime incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Instead, it has become a referendum on the character of Graham Platner, the progressive Marine veteran and oyster farmer who is now the likely nominee after Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign in April. “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” Mills said in a statement.  Tuesday’s primary could deal a major blow to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who recruited and backed Gov. Janet Mills. The Democratic establishment viewed Mills as the strongest candidate to defeat Collins. Meanwhile, Platner gained momentum with a progressive-populist message and secured high-profile endorsements from Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The results will test just how many Democrats are willing to support a candidate whose personal controversies have become increasingly difficult to ignore. And the final stretch has been brutal. Democrats spent years building a political movement around the idea that allegations should be taken seriously and investigated aggressively.  Now, Democrats are asking voters to overlook a growing list of Platner-related scandals in the name of taking back power.   The Daily Wire previously uncovered that the Senate hopeful maintained an active account on a social media platform known to attract child predators. Several media outlets reported that Platner, a married man, had also exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women.  Most recently, The New York Times reported that multiple women who dated Platner described his behavior as “unsettling.” One former girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, accused him of physical aggression — allegations he denied during a national television interview. “There are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true,” Platner said on the television network. “Anything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who’s politically motivated.” Then came the twist. After The Times story was published, Fifield publicly accused the newspaper of watering down her account and omitting key details she said would have strengthened her allegations. In a lengthy social media post, she argued the final article amounted to a political “gift” to Platner’s campaign. No major elected Democratic figure has called for Platner to leave the race. Rep. Ro Khanna has condemned Platner’s conduct as “misogynistic, shameful, and wrong,” but has continued to support his candidacy. For some non-elected Democrats, Platner’s behavior is a bridge too far.  “Graham Platner is a chronic liar who is mentally disturbed, sympathetic to Nazis, and dangerous to women,” Ally Sammarco, a Democratic political consultant, said. “I’m disgusted to see members of my party make excuses for his behavior because it’s politically beneficial. He should be nowhere near our party and the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, Platner’s supporters on the ground have largely stuck by him, including one woman who said an Israeli tattoo, not a Nazi tattoo, is the real dealbreaker.  At a Graham Platner rally in Portland. “Would an Israeli flag tattoo be a deal breaker?” “Honestly yeah, because I don’t support genocide.” https://t.co/93SQVwHOXH pic.twitter.com/CKrpQwkmxO — Caroline McCaughey (@TheCarolineMc) June 8, 2026 “Somebody said that they talked to somebody who had seen one of those or worn one of those, and it was silver, and it didn’t even prove to him that it was the same thing. I think people are making as much of it as they can; they don’t have a lot of substance around anything else,” the woman said, attempting to defend the tattoo. “They are trolling for dirt,” she added. “Would an Israeli flag tattoo be a deal breaker?” reporter Caroline McCaughey pressed the voter.  “Honestly, yeah, because I don’t support genocide,” she said.  Other Maine voters have a different take on the oyster farmer. “He’s a disgrace to every veteran that has PTSD, like I do,” one voter told Fox News. “Because he’s using it as an excuse to cover up his own personal failings.” Maine veteran destroys scandal plagued Graham Platner for using his service to distract from his horrifying past. “He’s a disgrace to every veteran that has PTSD, like I do.” pic.twitter.com/eV79LWoMr2 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 8, 2026 Republicans have already signaled that every scandal surrounding Platner will become fresh ammunition for the November general election.  With no active or formal opposition, Platner is expected to cruise to victory in Tuesday’s primary. The remaining question is how many Democrats will choose to withhold their support from a candidate whose controversies could jeopardize one of the party’s best opportunities to flip a Senate seat.