Graham Plattner leads Collins by only 2 pts
A New York Times/Siena poll shows DSA-backed Maine Senate candidate Graham Plattner leading Republican Susan Collins 49–47, within the margin of error.
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Graham Plattner's Nazi Tattoo Problem and the Maine Senate Poll
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Farash turns to Maine, where mainstream Democrats including Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are backing Graham Plattner despite his Totenkopf tattoo — which Plattner himself identified by its Nazi SS origin — and other controversies. He uses the Thomas Massie primary loss in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District as a data-driven analogue: polling trends can reliably signal where a race is heading. The NYT/Siena poll shows Plattner at 49, Collins at 47 — within the margin of error — and Collins typically outperforms polls by around 8 points, which would represent a commanding Collins win on election day. [1] — Shawn Farash "Graham Plattner — endorsed by Schumer and Jeffries despite having a self-identified Totenkopf tattoo — only leads Susan Collins by two poin…" 1:05:20 The deeper political story: Plattner has built his campaign around the working class, yet Collins leads him by 21 points among non-college voters, suggesting a broader realignment in which college-educated liberal Karens, not working-class voters, are the core Democratic constituency in 2026. Farash also calls out the hypocrisy of Democrats who spent years calling Trump supporters Nazis now rallying around a candidate with a literal Nazi tattoo.
Graham Plattner's Nazi Tattoo Problem — and His Polling Problem
Graham Plattner — endorsed by Schumer and Jeffries despite having a self-identified Totenkopf tattoo — only leads Susan Collins by two points in a New York Times/Siena poll, within the margin of error. Collins historically outperforms polling by eight points. The working-class coalition isn't buying his pitch: she leads by 21 among non-college voters.
Susan Collins outperforms polls by ~8 pts
Shawn Farash noted that Senator Susan Collins historically outperforms her polling averages by approximately 8 percentage points.
Collins leads by 21 pts among non-college voters
Susan Collins holds a 21-point advantage over Graham Plattner among non-college voters, despite Plattner centering his campaign on working-class issues.
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