Platner Campaign Manager Resigns Amid Tattoo Scandal

Kevin Brown, who began as Graham Platner’s campaign manager on Oct. 21, resigned less than a week later after learning he and his wife are expecting a baby, saying Platner “deserves someone who is 100% in on his race.” His exit follows earlier staff departures, including political director Genevieve McDonald. Platner’s campaign has been scrutinized after deleted Reddit posts showed insulting remarks about police, rural white Americans, Black people’s tipping habits, and sexual assault in the military, and other outlets later published homophobic and sexually explicit posts. The campaign also faced criticism over a skull-and-crossbones tattoo Platner acknowledged resembled the Nazi SS Totenkopf; he says he got it while drunk in the Marines, has apologized, and has covered or altered the image. The revelations have drawn national attention, prompted questions about the campaign’s stability, and muddied his standing in the Democratic primary to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.