Susan Collins Polls Numbers Worse Than in 2020; Can She Defy Odds Again?
Summary
Republican Senator Susan Collins is behind Democrat Graham Platner in recent polls for Maine's U.S. Senate race ahead of the midterm elections. However, Collins won reelection in 2020 despite trailing in polls, and some worry she could outperform polls again this year. The race is important because Democrats want to win the seat to help control the Senate.Key Facts
- Susan Collins is currently polling behind Graham Platner in Maine’s Senate race.
- In 2020, Collins was also behind in polls but still won reelection.
- Democrats see this race as a key chance to flip a Senate seat.
- Platner leads by about 7 to 8 points in recent poll averages.
- Maine uses ranked-choice voting, where voters rank candidates by preference.
- Platner’s wife addressed reports about his past messages with other women and said they worked through it in counseling.
- Collins’s spokesperson said polls have been wrong before and are not always reliable in Maine.
- Governor Janet Mills ended her campaign, making Platner the likely Democratic nominee.
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