WATCH: Schiff ducks Platner questions as embattled Dem Senate hopeful hits DC

Sen.Adam Schiff, D-Calif., participates in votes in the U.S.Capitol on Thursday, Oct.23, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)

“Ultimately though, it’s going to be up to Maine voters what they decide how important or unimportant that is, and how important to focus on the economy, cost of living,” Schiff said.“And those issues are, but I’m going to wait until I know more about what just came out in the last 24, 48 hours to really say more about it.”

Schiff, like several other Democrats, has not officially endorsed Platner.

Others appear more willing to stomach the seemingly ever-growing list of scandals attached to the Platner. 

Sen.Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., who similarly has not officially endorsed Platner, wants to flip the Senate. 

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“I don’t know him.Honestly, I’ve never met him,” she continued.“What I do know is that I’m supporting Democrats.We need Democrats in office to fight back againstDonald Trump, andI’m supporting them.” 

The reckoning among Democrats comes months after the start of Platner’s public relations woes, which began when video surfaced ofhim sporting a totenkopf,or death’s head tattoo, on his chest — a symbol of the Nazi war machine from World War II.

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The dam broke in recent weeks, withold Reddit posts resurfacingin which Platner waxes on veterans, sexual assault and other topics.He’s also embroiled in a sexting scandal and was most recently found to have a profile on the controversial Kik platform.

Now he’s coming to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to hold a confab with Senate Democrats.

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Graham Platner, Democratic Senate candidate for Maine, and Sen.Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, attend a Fighting Oligarchy event in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2026.(Sophie Park/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

His most vocal supporter in the Senate, Sen.Bernie Sanders,I-Vt., argued that the deluge of scandals was because of Platner’s stance against billionaires. 

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“What we’re looking at right now is a situation where billionaires have already pledged to spend $90 million in a tiny state like Maine,” Sanders said.“Trust me, that is a lot of money.They don’t want him in.”

Others who have backed him, includingSen.Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., aren’t cutting the candidate loose. 

Meanwhile, Republicans aren’t letting the moment pass to go after Platner in defense of their colleague and longtime incumbent Sen.Susan Collins, R-Maine.

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Sen.John Kennedy, R-La. 

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“Here’s how I think most fair-minded Americans view Mr.Platner.They think that Jesus loves him but, in their opinion, he’s an idiot,” Kennedy said.

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