DAMARISCOTTA, Maine — Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has paused his apologizing for a pair of controversies two that emerged in the past 10 days—over his old social media posts and an old tattoo.

The 41-year-old oyster farmer, military veteran, and first-time candidate from rural Hancock County, continues to draw throngs of the curious and enthusiastic to his town halls, as he did Monday evening in the mid-coast town of Damariscotta.

Platner packed a school gym—folding chairs for 200, another 300 stood—a typical crowd for his town hall tour since launching his candidacy in mid-August. This was stop number 26.

"This is not about electing me to the United States Senate. This is about us building power," Platner told the crowd, while criticizing the American politi

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