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Conflicting Polls Reveal Troubling Outlook for Platner's Campaign

11/15/2025

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Two Maine polls in the 2026 U.S. Senate race yield conflicting outcomes for Democratic candidate Graham Platner.
One poll suggests Platner would defeat Gov. Janet Mills in the primary and Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the general.
A separate poll shows Collins leading Platner by nine points, widening to 19 after voters learn about Platner's past posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.

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Two Maine polls in the 2026 U.S. Senate race yield conflicting outcomes for Democratic candidate Graham Platner.
One poll suggests Platner would defeat Gov. Janet Mills in the primary and Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the general.
A separate poll shows Collins leading Platner by nine points, widening to 19 after voters learn about Platner's past posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.