OGUNQUIT, Maine — After Graham Platner’s campaign for the U.S. Senate was roiled in the last week by the unearthing of past Reddit posts and his tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol , a steadfast ally introduced him at a packed Wednesday event.

It was his mother, Leslie Harlow, who stood on the stage of Ogunquit’s Leavitt Theatre packed with 500 attendees and another 100 in an overflow area to share stories about her son and his return from overseas military deployments.

She acknowledged her son’s “bad week.” She also handed out an old photo that was passed around the theater showing her and Platner standing together outside the U.S. Capitol, adding “this is who Graham Platner is.”

“My son, Graham Platner, is smart. My son, Graham Platner, is hardworking,” Harlow said. “He believes in c

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