The fight between Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner in Maine’s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary is entering a new, more aggressive phase.
Mills’ campaign released a new ad Tuesday aimed squarely at Platner’s online history, referencing two disparaging remarks he made in 2013 about victims of rape. The 30-second spot features women voters in Maine reading about the remarks and reacting negatively, with one calling him a “bully” and another saying the comments were “disqualifying.”
The ad ends with an image of a shirtless Platner, a tattoo visible near his right shoulder that was revealed last year to be of a Nazi symbol. Platner, a newcomer to politics, said he was unaware of the tattoo’s meaning when he got it 20 years ago and has subsequently covered it up.