Graham Platner continues to dominate the Maine Democratic Senate race in an April internal poll that shows his lead over Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) increasing to 35 points, despite her attacks highlighting his past statements about rape victims.
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Workbench Strategy polled 600 likely Democrat primary voters from April 6-9 on behalf of the Platner campaign and found that 64 percent would vote for Platner, compared with just 29 percent who would support Gov. Mills.
The poll also found that Platner voters are far more confident in their choice than those who said they’d prefer Mills. 75 percent of those who chose Platner said they were very certain to vote for him, compared with only 51 percent of those who chose Mills.
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Platner also dominated across demographics, with a 44-point lead among men, a 25-point lead among women, and a 49-point lead among voters under 50.
The internal poll shows that Platner has gained ground since an Emerson College poll gave him a 27-point lead over Mills in late March.
The polling has consistently shown that Mills’ recent strategy of attack ads targeting Platner’s past controversial comments, particularly his comments on rape victims, has done little to move the needle in her favor.
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Gov. Mills has seemingly come to the same conclusion and has reportedly given up on television ad spending, though she remains in the race.
