Sen. Bernie Sanders is doubling down on his support for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, saying there might be "one or two more important issues" than the Marine veteran's tattoos. • "I'm not overly impressed by a squad of media running around saying, 'what do you think about the tattoo on Graham Platner's chest," Sanders tells Axios' Alex Thompson on "The Axios Show."

Why it matters: Platner's campaign has been in turmoil over the past week after reports of years old posts on Reddit that included disparaging comments about rural white people, Black diners, and police officers. • Photos also emerged of Platner sporting a tattoo on his chest that resembles a Nazi skull and crossbones image sometimes referred to as "Totenkopf." • Platner has since apologized and said he got anot

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