Look, I know it’s a dirty game. I also know that I am trying to do politics in an extremely different way," Platner told the Globe.

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, a former Marine who served in both the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, posted a short video on social media Tuesday.

In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.

Platner is the oyster farmer and former Marine with a baritone voice and a Bernie Sanders endorsement who this fall came seemingly out of nowhere to capture progressive hearts nationwide. Recently, a barrage of ugly revelations made it look like perhaps all the hope invested in him had been misplaced.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner insists controversies over his past online remarks and a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol have only “strengthened” his insurgent campaign to unseat Republican Sen.

Graham’s tattoo became a test for his progressive allies, who have split on whether to defend or criticize the 41-year-old oyster farmer preparing for what could be a tough Democratic primary against Maine Gov.

Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat. Alas, the same held true 170 years ago, which allows us to detect an ominous pattern. For instance, Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner has suffered no meaningful political consequences,

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has lost another top campaign official after a series of controversies centering around old social media comments and an alleged Nazi-linked tattoo