New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena Poll Shows Graham Platner at 49 Percent and Susan Collins at 47 Percent Among Likely Maine Voters

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New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena Poll Shows Graham Platner at 49 Percent and Susan Collins at 47 Percent Among Likely Maine Voters

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Washington Examinerhammer Collins, stack of personal controversies

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The Portland Press Herald

A poll conducted by the New York Times, Portland Press Herald, and Siena College and released on Monday found Democrat Graham Platner receiving 49 percent support and Republican Senator Susan Collins receiving 47 percent support among likely voters. The two-point margin falls within the poll's margin of error. Platner received a Planned Parenthood endorsement the prior week and supports a federal guarantee of abortion access, while Collins voted to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

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[The Hill 🏢] Platner, Collins neck-and-neck in Maine Senate race: Poll [Washington Examiner 👤] Maine Senate polling stays tight as Platner tries to hammer Collins on abortion [The New York Times] Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds [The Portland Press Herald] Graham Platner and Susan Collins are neck and neck, Times/Press Herald/Siena poll shows

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Left

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Center

“Platner, Collins neck-and-neck in Maine Senate race: Poll”

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Right

“Maine Senate polling stays tight as Platner tries to hammer Collins on abortion”

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How different viewpoints frame this

Progressive

The poll shows an opening for progressive priorities in Maine, with Platner's Planned Parenthood endorsement and federal abortion guarantee positioned against Collins's Kavanaugh vote that contributed to overturning Roe v. Wade.

“Reproductive rights and Senate control as central stakes”

Conservative

The tight result illustrates how Democrats have nationalized abortion to pressure moderate Republicans, even when Collins's Kavanaugh vote produced policy outcomes favored by conservatives.

“Cost of judicial confirmation records in Democratic messaging”

Libertarian

Both candidates favor expanded federal authority over abortion rather than decentralization or removal of government involvement from personal decisions.

“Degrees of federal power rather than individual or state choice”

Devil's Advocate

All sides assume the statistical tie stems from abortion messaging despite no crosstabs, no trend data, and repeated prior reelection of Collins despite her 2018 vote.

“Missing candidate backgrounds and unmeasured economic or incumbency factors”

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