“I am not a Nazi,” Platner told the podcast, adding that he’s been a “lifelong opponent” of Nazism.

Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol.

His disciplined strategy appears to be paying off, with a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released this week showing Platner’s campaign leading rival candidate Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) ...