Well, well, well… looks like the “party of tolerance” has once again tripped over its own moral high ground — and landed face-first into a Nazi tattoo scandal. Yes, you read that right. The Democrats have managed to pick a Senate candidate who makes “unelectable” sound like a compliment.
Meet Graham Platner. Bernie Sanders’ handpicked golden boy for the Maine Senate race. A man so far left he makes Elizabeth Warren look like a moderate suburban dad. Platner isn’t just a Democrat — he’s a self-proclaimed communist, a Reddit-ranting radical, and now, thanks to a conveniently-timed shirtless video, the proud owner of what appears to be an actual Nazi tattoo.
Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat running for Senate as a rugged, independent-minded “oyster man,” just had his Reddit posts exposed by @KFILE.
He called himself a Communist, who owns guns bc he doesn’t trust “fascists,” called cops “bastards,” and said rural Whites are stupid. pic.twitter.com/gOX17vXK3g
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 16, 2025
No, this isn’t satire. You’re not in some alternative timeline where The Onion runs the DNC.
Let’s break this down. This guy releases a video to “get ahead” of opposition research. Bold move. Except the video? It’s him, drunk, shirtless, proudly displaying a skull tattoo on his chest that just so happens to resemble the Totenkopf — you know, the one the SS wore while guarding Nazi concentration camps. Whoops.
Senate candidate Graham Platner from Maine shows off his real N*zi tattoo of the SS Totenkopf.
Remember this next time Democrats falsely accuse Republicans of being N*zis.
Every accusation by Democrats is an admission of guilt. pic.twitter.com/DVlYmI124V
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) October 22, 2025
Oops!
Graham Platner…
Nazi tattoo: 2007
Caught with Nazi tattoo: 10/21/25.
Covered up with Celtic tattoo: 10/22/25
18 years walking around with a Nazi tattoo claiming to be anti-fascist…
All they do is lie. pic.twitter.com/R4xpYkipO2
— C3 (@C_3C_3) October 22, 2025
But don’t worry, folks. He’s “not a secret Nazi.” We know this because he went on Pod Save America and said so, which obviously settles everything. Because nothing screams accountability like a politician explaining their Nazi ink to a group of Obama bros and former campaign interns now moonlighting as podcast hosts.
Still, things got worse fast.
Turns out, a former acquaintance remembers Platner proudly pointing out the tattoo years ago in a D.C. dive bar, calling it his “Totenkopf” — in a “cutesy little way.” His ex-political director quit in disgust, calling it “antisemitic.” Oh, and then there’s the Reddit stuff. Because of course there’s Reddit stuff. Platner posted rants attacking Black people, calling cops “bastards,” brushing off sexual assault in the military, and defending another Nazi-tattooed guy who impersonated a federal officer at a BLM protest. You almost have to admire the consistency — he’s offensive in every category.
Yet somehow, somehow, this is still the Democrat Party’s guy.
The Left’s response? Predictably incoherent. Jon Lovett (yes, the guy who casually calls anyone right-of-center a Nazi on a daily basis) cracked jokes on Twitter about how Democrats are too picky with their candidates. Apparently, being a “drunken dude with a Nazi tattoo” now makes you relatable. Progress!
And Bernie? Oh, Bernie. The same Bernie Sanders who’s spent decades railing against America’s military, foreign policy, and capitalism itself is now wrapping himself in the flag to defend Platner’s record of military service. According to Bernie, that makes him Senate material. Sure, he called himself a communist. Sure, he has a Nazi tattoo. But he did four tours, so… what’s the big deal?
Imagine, for one second, if a Republican candidate had even one of these skeletons. A Reddit post. A vague symbol. An off-color joke from college. The Left would demand public cancellation, televised apologies, and exile to a Montana cabin. But a Democrat? Well, “context matters.” “Trauma.” “Military experience.” “He’s a complicated figure.” Give me a break.
This isn’t just about Platner. It’s about what the Democrats are willing to tolerate when power is on the line. Forget consistency. Forget values. Forget the massive, flaming red flags. If there’s a shot at flipping a Senate seat, they’ll go to the mat for anyone — even a communist with a death’s head tattoo who rants about “bastard cops” online.
As Graham Platner said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” pic.twitter.com/SSo9yFxMut
— Samantha Cantrell (@samanthabrook_) October 17, 2025
So ask yourself: if this is the kind of guy they’re eager to run, who are they hiding behind the curtain?
The 2026 midterms are already shaping up to be one of the ugliest in recent memory — and we’re still months out. But one thing’s clear: the Left isn’t playing by the old rules anymore. They’re done pretending to care about optics or decency. It’s raw, unfiltered, identity-first politics. And if that means cozying up to a guy with Nazi ink and a Reddit history full of bile, well, that’s just the price of doing business in the New Democratic Party.
Better buckle up. This ride is just getting started.
