Auchincloss: ‘Hope Maine Voters Agree’ that Platner’s Tattoo and ‘Commentary About It’ Are ‘Disqualifying’

U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859 on May 17, 2026, in Portland, Maine. During the event, he received an endorsement from the Veterans for Responsible Leadership and hosted a veterans town hall to answer questions and discuss ending the war in Iran. Platner is expected to be the presumptive Democratic nominee and would face off against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for the Senate seat in the general election. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said that Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s “tattoo and his commentary about it” are “personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” Guest host Boris Sanchez asked, “Would you encourage Democrats to rally behind party candidates in November, even if they don’t 100% agree with them? And, as I ask that question, I’m thinking about you calling for Graham Platner in Maine to drop out of that race over that tattoo that he has with Nazi imagery. Would you stand behind him in order to beat Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)?” Auchincloss responded, “I think values and principles always come before party. We saw Republicans forget that lesson with Donald Trump in 2016 and how much damage it’s done to the country. I will never forget that lesson. I’m a proud Democrat, and, certainly, in Texas, I am strongly supporting James Talarico. He’s a fellow Majority Democrat, which is a group of elected officials at the vanguard of reinventing this party. And we’re going to see Talarico win, whether it’s Paxton or Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). And we’re also going to see great Majority Democrats like Bobby Pulido

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