GOP senators torch scandal-plagued Platner while Dems stay silent on candidacy

As scrutiny of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner mounts ahead of Tuesday’s primary, Republican senators are openly denouncing his candidacy while many Democrats are declining to weigh in.

The reluctance by many Senate Democrats to publicly defend Platner comes as the Maine candidate faces mounting scrutiny days before Tuesday's primary, with new allegations and controversies emerging.

"I think it is really sad when you have someone who's a self-described communist, who put a Nazi tattoo on himself...