Graham Platner, a far-left Democratic candidate running for Senate in Maine who has captured the enthusiasm of the party’s grassroots base, sought to preempt rumors circulating in recent weeks that a black skull-and-cross bones tattoo on his chest is a Nazi symbol.

Platner is in the spotlight for a tattoo and his political director resigned after controversial Reddit posts were revealed.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he plans to remove his tattoo after learning of its resemblance to a Nazi symbol. “It was not until I started hearing from reporters and DC

Graham Platner, an upstart Democratic candidate running to challenge Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins, reportedly acknowledged that his skull-and-crossbones tattoo is a Nazi military symbol.

Graham Platner hopes to be elected as one of Maine's two U.S.senators and denied allegations that he is a Nazi after images of a questionable tattoo surfaced.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) said Monday his past Reddit comments were meant “to get a rise out of people.” “That was me trying to get a rise out of people on the Internet,” Platner

The Maine Senate hopeful hasn’t lost his progressive backers —- but one is already distancing himself from the candidate’s posts.