After winning Maine's Democratic Senate primary last night,

Graham Platner thanked his parents.

I want to thank my mom and my dad.

Thanked his wife.

Hey me.

Hey me.

Thanked the people of Maine and talked maybe a bit more than your typical politician about redemption.

Redemption is not just some simple or easy destination. It's a journey. I've made mistakes in

my life, mistakes that I regret that I live with, and that I continue to learn from. I'm still

far from perfect. Platner, who got around 72% of the vote,

will run against Republican Susan Collins in November.

He has so far weathered an impressively diverse series of scandals,

including did he know that was Nazi imagery tattooed on his chest?

And why was he sexting women who are not his wife?

And was he physically violent with his exes?

Main voters decided they can live with all that.

Why, though?

That's coming up on Today Explained.

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