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前科莫幕僚梅利莎·德罗萨称：温和派民主党人“若输掉缅因州，不会掉一滴眼泪”
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 福克斯新闻
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多位民主党高层官员和国会议员正与缅因州民主党联邦参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳决裂，因其过往失误和网络历史问题不断累积。
普拉特纳成为缅因州（“度假州”）联邦参议员候选人的提名结果，打破了华盛顿民主党建制派的安排。缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯退选后，外界对他是否是挑战共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯的合适人选的质疑声激增。
这一局面很大程度上由接连不断的丑闻推动：比如他胸口有纳粹符号纹身，或是网上发表过煽动性言论。
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缅因州参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的争议性Reddit帖子引发反弹
福克斯新闻频道记者卡罗琳·埃利奥特在《福克斯新闻直播》节目中讨论缅因州参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳因过往Reddit帖子面临越来越多的反弹。
共和党抓住民主党内战把柄，进步人士介入关键2026年参议院竞选：“他们已是一团乱麻”
2025年10月22日，缅因州参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在缅因州奥甘奎特的莱维特剧院举行的市政厅活动上发言。（索菲·帕克/盖蒂图片社）
部分民主党人士警告称，这正引发党内温和派与左翼之间的“内战”。
前纽约市长安德鲁·科莫的幕僚长梅利莎·德罗萨告诉福克斯新闻的布雷特·拜尔，普拉特纳的崛起以及外界对其候选人资格 suitability 的质疑，凸显了民主党内部日益加剧的冲突。
“缅因州的参议院竞选切实展现了民主党内部正在发生的内战，包括我在内的许多温和派民主党人表示，若我们输掉缅因州，不会掉一滴眼泪。”德罗萨说，“老实说，（缅因州席位）原本就是我们需要争取的目标。”
民主党参议院将缅因州视为2026年中期选举中，他们夺回参议院控制权的最可行拿票机会之一。
困扰格雷厄姆·普拉特纳缅因州参议员竞选的顶级离谱Reddit帖子
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民主党参议院候选人在纹身曝光后坚称自己不是“秘密纳粹”
普拉特纳并非民主党高层想要的候选人，但自去年参选以来，他的全国知名度不断提升，本月早些时候登上《时代》杂志封面更是达到新高峰。
然而，他被曝光的Reddit帖子——从抨击遭塔利班枪击的士兵到在便携式厕所里自慰——引发了美国全国共和党参议员委员会（NRSC）和民主党 alike 的新一轮审查。
“民主党从悄悄疏远普拉特纳，转向公开与他划清界限，这证明他的包袱已经拖垮了自己，缅因州选民不会原谅这些行为。”美国全国共和党参议员委员会发言人伯娜黛特·布雷斯林告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“普拉特纳堕落、丑闻缠身的过往，只是他未来诸多麻烦的开始。”
民主党参议员回避普拉特纳丑闻竞选相关问题：“没有密切关注这场竞选”
2025年11月10日，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼在华盛顿特区国会山参议院会议厅外的投票间隙向记者发言。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
包括佛蒙特州独立党参议员伯尼·桑德斯、马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦在内的参众两院民主党高层，近期被福克斯新闻数字频道问及是否支持普拉特纳时，均保持沉默。
前拜登新闻办公室主任耶米西·埃格贝沃勒告诉福克斯新闻的比尔·梅卢金，民主党人，尤其是那些支持普拉特纳的人，必须为他的行为负责。
“我认为，当我们谈论道德清晰度以及我们希望民主党人展现出的特质时，他（普拉特纳）就是个问题。”埃格贝沃勒说。
普拉特纳在全国范围内的麻烦始于去年一段他赤裸上身跳舞的视频在网上流传。
视频中，他胸口有一个被称为“骷髅头”（totenkopf）的纳粹标志性骷髅交叉骨纹身。当时普拉特纳称自己不知道该纹身的含义。
“直到我开始听到记者和华盛顿内部人士的说法，我才意识到这个纹身类似纳粹符号。”普拉特纳说，“如果我早知道，绝对不会一辈子都把这个纹在胸口，暗示我是故意这么做的，这太令人恶心了。我已经计划要把这个纹身去掉了。”
如今，民主党人更愿意批评他的纹身。
“我认为这个纹身以及他对此发表的评论，本身就足以让他丧失资格。”马萨诸塞州民主党众议员杰克·奥金克洛斯告诉CNN，“我希望缅因州选民认同我的看法。我认为民主党如果认为格雷厄姆·普拉特纳所代表的民主党形象，能帮助我们在全国范围内获得持久多数席位，那将是一个错误。”
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前第一夫人吉尔·拜登的前发言人迈克尔·拉罗萨称赞奥金克洛斯有“真正的勇气”，呼吁这场竞选推出更合适的候选人。
当被CNN问及民主党内部是否存在日益严重的反犹主义问题时，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼回答“当然”，并点名普拉特纳作为例证。
“我的意思是，那个即将赢得缅因州初选的人……胸口有纳粹纹身，而许多选民对此毫不在意。”费特曼说，“所以我不知道为什么会这样，这太疯狂了。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Democrats break with scandal-plagued Graham Platner, warn of ‘civil war’ in party
May 27, 2026 11:00am EDT / Fox News
Former Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa said moderate Democrats ‘will not cry tears should we lose Maine’
By Alex Miller, Fox News
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Top Democratic officials and lawmakers are breaking with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past blunders and online history stack up.
Platner’s ascendency to the top of the ticket in Vacationland broke with the Democratic establishment in Washington, D.C., and since Maine Gov. Janet Mills exited from the race, questions about whether he is the right choice to take on Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, have exploded.
Much of that is fueled by scandals that have cropped up seemingly week after week, be it a tattoo on his chest of a Nazi symbol or inflammatory posts online.
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s controversial Reddit posts draw backlash
Fox News Edge correspondent Caroline Elliott discusses Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner facing mounting backlash over past Reddit posts on ‘Fox News Live.’
GOP SEIZES ON DEM CIVIL WAR AS PROGRESSIVES JUMP INTO KEY 2026 SENATE RACES: ‘THEY’RE IN SHAMBLES’
Senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025, in Ogunquit, Maine.(Sophie Park/Getty Images)
Some in the Democratic Party warn that it’s spurring a “civil war” between the moderate and left wings of the party.
Melissa DeRosa, former New York Mayor Andrew Cuomo’s chief of staff, told Fox News’ Bret Baier that Platner’s rise and ensuing questions of his fitness as a candidate are demonstrative of the bubbling conflict within the Democratic Party.
“The main race really demonstrates the civil war that’s happening within the Democratic Party, and there are a lot of Democrats, moderate Democrats like myself, who will not cry tears should we lose Maine,” DeRosa said. “I mean, that would be a pickup to begin with.”
Senate Democrats view Maine as one of the most viable pickup opportunities in the 2026 midterm cycle in their quest to regain control of the upper chamber.
TOP OFF-THE-WALL REDDIT POSTS HAUNTING GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BID
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Dem Senate candidate insists he’s not a ‘secret Nazi’ after tattoo reveal
Platner is not the candidate that party bosses wanted, but since jumping into the race last year, he has built a growing national profile that reached new heights earlier this month when he landed on the cover of Time magazine.
Still, his unearthed Reddit posts — ranging from bashing a soldier shot by the Taliban to masturbating in portable toilets — have unleashed fresh scrutiny from both the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and Democrats alike.
“Democrats’ shift from quietly distancing themselves from Platner to openly disavowing him proves his baggage is catching up with him, and Maine voters won’t excuse it,” NRSC spokesperson Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. “Platner’s deviant, scandal-plagued history is only the beginning of the problems he has ahead.”
DEM SENATORS DEFLECT QUESTIONS ON PLATNER’S SCANDAL-PLAGUED CAMPAIGN: ‘NOT FOLLOWING THAT RACE CLOSELY’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber during votes on Nov. 10, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
And top Democrats in both the House and Senate, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., were quiet after being recently pressed by Fox News Digital on their backing of Platner.
Former Biden press office chief of staff Yemisi Egbewole told Fox News’ Bill Melugin that Democrats, particularly those who support Platner, have to answer for his behavior.
“I think when we’re talking about moral clarity and what we want to see from Democrats, I think he is an issue,” Egbewole said.
Platner’s woes on the national stage began when a video of him dancing shirtless began to circulate last year.
On his chest was a tattoo of a skull and crossbones synonymous with Nazi iconography known as a totenkopf, or death’s head. At the time, Platner said he didn’t know what it was.
“It was not until I started hearing from reporters and D.C. insiders that I realized this tattoo [resembled a Nazi symbol,” Platner said. “I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that — and to insinuate that I did is disgusting. I am already planning to get this removed.”
Now, Democrats are more willing to criticize him for the tattoo.
“I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., told CNN. “I hope Maine voters agree with me. I think it would be a mistake for the Democratic Party to think that Graham Platner’s brand of the Democratic Party is what wins us durable majorities throughout this country.”
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And Michael LaRosa, former spokesperson for former first lady Jill Biden, lauded Auchincloss for having “actual guts” to call for a better candidate in the race.
When asked if there was a growing issue with antisemitism in his party by CNN, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said “absolutely,” and singled out Platner as an example.
“I mean, the guy that’s going to win the primary in Maine … has a Nazi tattoo on his chest, and that’s no problem for a lot of voters,” Fetterman said. “So I don’t know why. That’s crazy.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.