Maine Senate Candidate Raises $4.7M Despite Nazi Tattoo and Twitter Tantrum
KEY POINTS
- •Graham Platner raised $4.7 million in the fourth quarter despite past Nazi tattoo and controversial social media posts.
- •Platner is competing against Gov. Janet Mills, endorsed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for the Democratic nominee.
- •Senator Susan Collins benefits from over $16 million in super PAC support as the candidates gear up for the 2026 Senate race.
Graham Platner, Maine’s populist Senate hopeful endorsed by Bernie Sanders, somehow raised $4.7 million in Q4 after revelations of a Nazi-linked tattoo and some spicy social media posts. Despite neighbors clutching pearls in mid-October, he apologized, got inked over, and charmed 182,000 donors paying around $25 each, proving controversy is the new campaign currency. Meanwhile, Gov. Janet Mills, backed by Chuck Schumer as 'best shot to beat incumbent Susan Collins,' and Collins herself, armed with a $10M super PAC arsenal plus nearly $6M from Stronger America group, prepare for the money fight. Polls swing crazier than a Maine Nor’easter, with Platner watching negative ads sneak up like seagulls at a lobster boil.
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Raising millions with a Nazi tattoo cover-up and Twitter meltdowns? Platner’s campaign proving democracy really runs on cringe and $25 at a time.
Bernie’s champion grows a super PAC bankroll while trying to cover his Nazi ink. Democracy just got edgy.
Nothing says 'elect me' like $25 from 182,000 strangers who love a political tattoo scandal like reality TV drama.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/6/2026 | Author: Holly Otterbein
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