PORTLAND, Maine — Voters in Maine are just one day away from deciding which Democrat they want to represent them in the U.S.Senate, and residents who spoke to Fox News are mixed on whether Graham Platner's swirling controversies disqualify him from seeking the office."He's a disgrace to every veteran that has PTSD like I do, because he's using it as an excuse to cover up his own personal failings," Bill, a Peaks Island resident and military veteran, told Fox News, referencing Platner leaning into his PTSD struggles as a combat veteran."You do not abuse women because you were in combat.
You do not say things about trans people.You do not wear Nazi symbols because you were in combat.
That is because of who you are," Bill said."He's a little bitty, well-to-do guy hiding behind his status as a veteran and not acknowledging himself as a failed human being."WATCH: MAINE VOTERS DIVIDED ON PLATNER AS SCANDALS SHADOW DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYMaine voters are divided over Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner as he heads into Tuesday's primary amid a series of personal controversies.
(Fox News)As the primary nears, Platner is facing criticism from both the left and the right over allegations of abuse from former girlfriends, sexually explicit messages allegedly sent to women during the early days of his marriage, a Nazi-linked tattoo and online comments mocking a Purple Heart veteran.Mike, a Maine voter, said Platner's tattoo made his decision a "no-brainer," saying it was difficult to believe the candidate did not know the Totenkopf symbol on his chest had been used by Nazi death camp guards."Nothing good about him," Mike said."Anybody with a Nazi tattoo, and it's not a Bugs Bunny tattoo, okay? It's like, 'Oh my God, I got a tattoo, I didn't know what it was.' If he was honest about it, and said, 'Hey, it was a mistake.
I got a Nazi tattoo, and it's stupid.I was drunk and I was in the service,' then maybe that's one thing.
But at that point, it's a no-brainer for me."DE...