Graham Platner’s consistent polling lead over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) continued to shrink in a New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll released on Sunday.
The poll surveyed 608 likely Maine voters on numerous issues, including a variety of questions on both Sen. Collins and Platner, and found that 49 percent of voters would support Platner compared with 47 percent who would vote in favor of the incumbent.
Though Platner maintained a slim two-point lead—well within the poll’s significant 4.8 percent margin of error—his lead has dropped significantly since his late-May polling numbers, when a University of New Hampshire poll gave him a nine-percent lead.
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The NYT poll found that 54 percent of voters would prefer to see Democrats take control of the Senate, with Collins drawing support from 10 percent of voters who would prefer Democratic control.
Voters were split evenly, 47-47 percent, on whether Platner was too extreme, while only 44 percent believed that he had good character.
Collins scored better, with only 30 percent believing her to be too extreme and 66 percent saying she has good character.
Despite 61 percent saying Collins would be better at bringing money and resources to Maine, 50 percent said that Platner would be better for everyday Mainers.
Seventy-three percent of voters had heard a lot about Platner’s ever-increasing number of controversies, including his Nazi tattoo, a cheating scandal, droves of reprehensible social media posts, and use of Kik, an app deemed a “predator’s paradise” by child advocacy groups.
Among those who had heard about the controversies, 28 percent said they meant they could not support him, 24 percent said they made them question their support for the candidate, and 39 percent said they had not impacted their decision at all.
Among respondents who said they support Platner, about 30 percent said the controversies have raised questions about their support.
Aside from the Platner/Collins questions, pollsters found that 61 percent believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, and 38 percent approved of President Donald Trump’s job performance.
Platner has seen his polling numbers drop recently. An early-June internal poll from Platner’s campaign gave him a four percent lead over Collins.
A pro-Collins PAC’s poll published around the same time found the two tied.
A June 12 Quantus poll gave Platner just one point over Collins.
Currently, Real Clear Polling, which aggregates a variety of polls, gives Platner 48.4 percent compared with Collins’ 44.4 percent.
NYT/PPH poll requires Kentucky windage — shift it four points towards Collins.
That means she’s slightly ahead, which I think she is, but she’s gonna have to actually campaign against this twit.
The Communists’ (Clueless Platner’s) Campaign has spent more money than all other candidates in maine running for any position combined. I wonder how much is Soros/Chinese laundered money?
Better get Bernie and AOC up here to motivate the “ Bridge People “ .
The two of them could officiate a Kelp Roll Sandwich eating contest , because in their future utopia . lobsters will be only available to Democratic Socialist Oligarchs and their brown shirt minions .
Us regular people will be required to stay home, grow turnips and potatoes , and wear our Covid masks .
Polls do matter. Especially when you have Commie Bellows counting the votes.
The Dem party is working like that dude at the circus, twisting up balloon animals. Don’t like that? PFST….how about that? No? PFFST…..No?
Oh, that will be 25.00 USD.
That’s the way “they” do it. When it comes to the carnival, I really liked trying to shot the entire RED Star out……
I suggest everyone contact collins and tell her if she doesn’t vote for the save act you’ll be forced to vote for planter. Even if planter gets elected he’ll screw up so bad or the skeletons will get him booted and he’ll be replaced next cycle. Then maybe we can get a senator who works for the people not themselves.
I cant support collins if she wont vote for the save act.
Vote for the SAVE act! Collins tends to be wishy-washy on a lot of things but she does have a proven track record and has been a senator for quite a long time. She’s doing things right for us mostly, certainly the alternative is not appealing at all.