Dem primary turns ugly: Mills unleashes brutal attack on Sanders-backed Platner in crucial Senate showdown

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine on Tuesday launched a blistering negative ad that takes aim at twin controversies surrounding Graham Platner, her formidable rival for the Democratic Senate nomination in the crucial 2026 race to face off against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

The ad features women reacting to comments Platner made over a decade ago on Reddit about rape, and it also points to a tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol.

The Mills ad comes as Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer...