Platner holds 9-point lead over Collins in new poll
The poll found Platner at 51% and Collins at 42% as Democrats target the seat to help flip Senate control.
- A University of New Hampshire poll released Wednesday shows Democrat Graham Platner leading Republican Senator Susan Collins 51% to 42%, a nine-point advantage with 6% undecided.
- Following Governor Janet Mills's late-April suspension of her campaign, Platner became the presumptive Democratic nominee; Mills cited lack of money and poor polling results.
- Pan Atlantic Research corroborates Platner's lead at 48% to 41%, though independent voters remain divided with Collins leading 47% to 44% in the UNH survey.
- With the June 9 primary less than two weeks away, Platner faces David Costello in the Democratic primary while party officials emphasize unity before the general election.
- Historically, polls have underestimated Collins, who defeated former House Speaker Sara Gideon in 2020 despite trailing surveys. Platner plans to focus on "material realities" affecting Maine residents.
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Maine Democrat with Nazi tattoo controversy holds polling lead over Susan Collins
An oyster farmer running for the U.S. Senate in Maine has opened a nine-point lead over Republican incumbent Susan Collins, even as a fellow Democrat calls his tattoo “personally disqualifying” and urges primary voters to pick someone else. Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate, pulled 51 percent support among likely voters in the Pine Tree State...
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Despite inflammatory comments, Platner holds 9-point lead over Collins in new poll
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner leads Republican Sen. Susan Collins 51%-42% in a new poll despite ongoing Republican attacks over his controversial past comments and tattoo.
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