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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s increasingly cursed tattoo saga took another sharp turn this week after a former romantic partner claimed the candidate fully understood the meaning behind his infamous Nazi insignia and allegedly treated it like a progressive TED Talk on American imperialism.
The unidentified woman told the New York Post she was romantically involved with Platner in 2021, back when the future Senate hopeful was apparently juggling a fiancée, a dating app habit, and a chest tattoo straight out of a History Channel documentary on “Europe’s Worst Ideas.”
“As a person who is a leftist, I immediately looked at him and asked him, ‘Is that a Totenkopf?’ and he told me a whole, ‘he will hold this weight forever’ bravado sob story about how it was, but he decided to keep it as a reminder that the United States was the evil, bad guy overseas,” she told The Post.
Apparently Platner’s explanation was not, “Oops, my bad,” but instead the classic progressive defense of “Actually America is the real fascist.”
The Post reported it corroborated portions of the woman’s account through old text messages and social media posts, because in 2026 every political scandal now comes with archived receipts and emotionally unstable screenshots.
“I very briefly was talking to and then consequently seeing Graham Platner from about February 2021 until mid July 2021 when it was revealed to me that he was cheating on his fiancée at the time,” the woman posted on X. “He knew about the fu**ing tattoo.”
According to screenshots she shared, the relationship apparently involved Nazi tattoos, infidelity, bizarre bedroom sound effects, and enough red flags to qualify as a Soviet military parade.
In one message to her mother, she reportedly blasted Platner over his “Nazi tattoo” and “small d—k,” while also accusing him of making “weird noises” and “fu**ing around on his fiancée.” In another message to a friend, she warned, “Better not take a peek at the Nazi tattoo on his chest.”
Somewhere, Democratic campaign strategists are likely wondering whether it’s still too late to run literally anyone else.
The woman also pushed back against claims that critics of Platner are just right wing operatives trying to sabotage the campaign.
“I think you’ll find that contrary to the current spin of his campaign, I am not in fact a ‘Republican operative’ hell bent on destroying his campaign, but instead am and have been very much on the left side of the political spectrum,” she wrote.
That clarification probably hurt Democrats even more. It is one thing when conservatives call you out for questionable behavior. It is another when your fellow leftists start sounding like opposition research teams.
In a lengthy statement, the woman explained she had moved to Maine during the pandemic to work at a “glamping resort” near Acadia National Park and joined Tinder because she knew nobody in the area. Unfortunately, instead of meeting a rugged outdoorsman or emotionally available yoga instructor, she matched with a Democratic Senate candidate carrying what appeared to be a live action Reddit thread on his chest.
The accusations are only the latest headache for Platner, whose explanation for the tattoo has been unraveling faster than a CNN fact check during a Republican debate.
Earlier this week, Platner’s former political director accused him of “a pattern of dishonest behavior,” which in modern politics is basically the equivalent of saying water is wet.
Despite the growing pile of controversies, Maine Democrats selected Platner on Tuesday to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The choice came after weeks of revelations involving disturbing social media activity, explicit messages with multiple women, and reports that Platner maintained an account on a platform allegedly frequented by child predators.
At this point, Democrats appear to be following the proven electoral strategy of “Surely voters won’t notice.”
Platner’s campaign attempted damage control yet again.
“Graham’s repeatedly said he picked a skull and crossbones tattoo off a wall in Croatia to commemorate surviving Ramadi and his friends who were killed there,” a spokesperson told The Post. “Graham has also since covered up the tattoo and answered countless questions about it.”
Critics noted this is a very unusual explanation, largely because most Americans commemorate military service with a shadow box, a challenge coin, or maybe a bumper sticker, not a symbol widely recognized from Nazi iconography.
Still, Democrats remain optimistic voters will focus on the important issues, like protecting democracy from mean tweets and banning gas stoves.
The unidentified woman told the New York Post she was romantically involved with Platner in 2021, back when the future Senate hopeful was apparently juggling a fiancée, a dating app habit, and a chest tattoo straight out of a History Channel documentary on “Europe’s Worst Ideas.”
“As a person who is a leftist, I immediately looked at him and asked him, ‘Is that a Totenkopf?’ and he told me a whole, ‘he will hold this weight forever’ bravado sob story about how it was, but he decided to keep it as a reminder that the United States was the evil, bad guy overseas,” she told The Post.
Apparently Platner’s explanation was not, “Oops, my bad,” but instead the classic progressive defense of “Actually America is the real fascist.”
The Post reported it corroborated portions of the woman’s account through old text messages and social media posts, because in 2026 every political scandal now comes with archived receipts and emotionally unstable screenshots.
“I very briefly was talking to and then consequently seeing Graham Platner from about February 2021 until mid July 2021 when it was revealed to me that he was cheating on his fiancée at the time,” the woman posted on X. “He knew about the fu**ing tattoo.”
According to screenshots she shared, the relationship apparently involved Nazi tattoos, infidelity, bizarre bedroom sound effects, and enough red flags to qualify as a Soviet military parade.
In one message to her mother, she reportedly blasted Platner over his “Nazi tattoo” and “small d—k,” while also accusing him of making “weird noises” and “fu**ing around on his fiancée.” In another message to a friend, she warned, “Better not take a peek at the Nazi tattoo on his chest.”
Somewhere, Democratic campaign strategists are likely wondering whether it’s still too late to run literally anyone else.
The woman also pushed back against claims that critics of Platner are just right wing operatives trying to sabotage the campaign.
“I think you’ll find that contrary to the current spin of his campaign, I am not in fact a ‘Republican operative’ hell bent on destroying his campaign, but instead am and have been very much on the left side of the political spectrum,” she wrote.
That clarification probably hurt Democrats even more. It is one thing when conservatives call you out for questionable behavior. It is another when your fellow leftists start sounding like opposition research teams.
In a lengthy statement, the woman explained she had moved to Maine during the pandemic to work at a “glamping resort” near Acadia National Park and joined Tinder because she knew nobody in the area. Unfortunately, instead of meeting a rugged outdoorsman or emotionally available yoga instructor, she matched with a Democratic Senate candidate carrying what appeared to be a live action Reddit thread on his chest.
The accusations are only the latest headache for Platner, whose explanation for the tattoo has been unraveling faster than a CNN fact check during a Republican debate.
Earlier this week, Platner’s former political director accused him of “a pattern of dishonest behavior,” which in modern politics is basically the equivalent of saying water is wet.
Despite the growing pile of controversies, Maine Democrats selected Platner on Tuesday to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The choice came after weeks of revelations involving disturbing social media activity, explicit messages with multiple women, and reports that Platner maintained an account on a platform allegedly frequented by child predators.
At this point, Democrats appear to be following the proven electoral strategy of “Surely voters won’t notice.”
Platner’s campaign attempted damage control yet again.
“Graham’s repeatedly said he picked a skull and crossbones tattoo off a wall in Croatia to commemorate surviving Ramadi and his friends who were killed there,” a spokesperson told The Post. “Graham has also since covered up the tattoo and answered countless questions about it.”
Critics noted this is a very unusual explanation, largely because most Americans commemorate military service with a shadow box, a challenge coin, or maybe a bumper sticker, not a symbol widely recognized from Nazi iconography.
Still, Democrats remain optimistic voters will focus on the important issues, like protecting democracy from mean tweets and banning gas stoves.
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