Graham Platner’s Chances of Beating Susan Collins in Maine Drop
Summary
Prediction markets have lowered the chances of Democrat Graham Platner winning the Maine U.S. Senate race against Republican Senator Susan Collins. This shift follows renewed criticism about Platner’s tattoo, which some say resembles a Nazi symbol, and controversy over his deleted Reddit posts containing offensive comments and jokes.Key Facts
- Prediction markets showed Platner’s chances of winning dropped from about 78% to around 66-73% recently.
- Platner is a 41-year-old oyster farmer, former Marine, and likely Democratic nominee for Maine’s Senate seat.
- Critics say Platner’s chest tattoo resembles the Nazi SS Totenkopf ("death’s head") symbol; Platner apologized and plans to remove it.
- Democratic Representative Jake Auchincloss declined to endorse Platner due to the tattoo controversy.
- Past deleted Reddit posts by Platner include offensive jokes and political comments, some used in ads against him.
- Platner says the posts were dumb jokes made during isolation and that he is not a socialist.
- Republican super PACs aligned with Senator Collins have used Platner’s past posts in attack ads.
- Despite controversies, public polling still shows Platner leading Senator Collins in Maine.
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