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Lucas: Dem party turning into a freak show.It may not at first glance be much of an issue in Massachusetts but don’t be surprised if it blossoms.It is the issue of the controversial Democrat Graham Platner running for the U.S.Senate in Maine — and who supports him — particularly in the wake of the latest sexting scandal surrounding his already well-documented scandalous candidacy.Truly, the Democrats dug deep in the barrel to come up with the Nazi tattoo-wearing Platner or candidates like James Talarico, the creep in Texas who believes there are six sexes.But there you have it.The Democrat Party is turning into a freak show.Nationally, the November elections are over, and which party will control the U.S.House and the Senate.The plan in Maine was to have Platner defeat longtime moderate Republican Sen.Susan Collins.Platner earlier forced Democrat Maine Gov.Janet Mills out of the race, although her name is still on the ballot.The Maine primary is Monday.While on the surface, Platner’s candidacy may not have much to do with Massachusetts, it is an issue of character and interesting to note who around here running for the U.S.Senate — Democrats incumbent Eddie Markey and Rep.Seth Moulton — supports him and who does not.Initially, U.S.Elizabeth Warren, who is not up for reelection until 2030, enthusiastically endorsed Platner, but she has grown silent after the story broke that the married Platner was reportedly in the habit of sexting a half dozen or so women, or girls.Meanwhile, Republican John Deaton, a Marine Corps veteran and businessman, who is running for the Senate, against whoever wins the Democrat primary, is accusing Markey of “hiding” on the Platner issue.Deaton, who is unopposed in the GOP primary, said.“While Democrats like Cory Booker and Jake Auchincloss are speaking against Platner others, like Eizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are praising him.Eddie Markey is hiding.“Massachusetts deserves a senator who takes a stand, takes the heat, and lets the voters decide.That’s the job.Ed Markey has had fifty-three years to figure that out.He hasn’t.” Along those lines, the state GOP issued a statement over its “shock and disgust” at the decision of the state Democrat Party to allow the Platner campaign to recruit volunteers at the Massachusetts Democrat Party convention in Worcester a week ago.“The Massachusetts Democrat Party’s decision to enable a candidate with this kind of hate is outrageous.Allowing open recruitment for someone with a Nazi tattoo and a history of disturbing conduct is deeply troubling,” Haley Jones, the GOP executive director, said.Deaton, who ran against Warren two years ago and lost, has challenged Markey to join him in a three-way debate with Moulton who has already accepted.While Markey, who gave a long and rambling acceptance speech at the Democrat Party convention, which endorsed him, made no mention of Platner.Nor has he made any comment about him since then.Moulton, a fellow combat veteran, earlier defended Platner over his Nazi tattoo.“Graham clearly made a mistake,” Moulton told CNN.“What I appreciated about him is he owned that mistake.He took responsibility for it.And I don’t think that’s disqualifying.” Whether it is disqualifying or not, Moulton, like Markey and Warren, has gone silent on Platner following the latest revelations about Platner and his sexting habits, hoping the issue will go away.But it won’t, especially now as Gov.Maura Healey has, in a bizarre development, endorsed Platner.Big mistake.Veteran political reporter Peter Lucas can be reached at: peter.lucas@bostonherald.com