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Many months ago, it was revealed that Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner had a Nazi tattoo for nearly 20 years before removing it after deciding to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for her seat. And Democrats decided to look the other way because the party must flip Maine and defeat Collins to have any hope of winning back the upper chamber.