Democrat Nightmare Alert: New Polling In Maine Spells Big Trouble For the ‘Nazi’ Candidate

Democrat Nightmare Alert: New Polling In Maine Spells Big Trouble For the ‘Nazi’ Candidate

Graham Platner won the ‘Democrat’ primary earlier this spring and is challenging incumbent GOP-lite Sen. Susan Collins in November. Democrats up and down the political food chain have twisted themselves into pretzels, excusing Platner’s vile, disgusting past, including his Nazi tattoo. They did that because 1) Democrats don’t have any principles, and 2) all Democrats want is more power. So they’ll excuse anyone and anything to get it:

<blockquote><em>Platner…won the right in the June primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), easily defeating the state’s governor, Janet Mills, who had suspended her campaign in April, amid a wave of scandals that revolved around revelations of a Nazi tattoo, lies about his background, the resurfacing of some abhorrent Reddit comments where he did some sexual assault victim shaming, joked about self-pleasuring, and mocked a fellow war veteran for getting shot and wounded by the Taliban.</em> <em>He also faced a wave of negative news stories in May and early June that centered around him sexting up to a dozen women after he got married in November 2023, and disturbing allegations of physical abuse and controlling behavior from a former girlfriend.</em></blockquote>

The campaigns are now in full swing. Collins is touting her record of helping Mainers, while blockhead is running from his various scandals and trying to keep the focus on Collins. It ain’t working, according to the latest New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll. He’s shedding support even from Democrat voters who say retaking the Senate is a priority:

<blockquote> <p data-pasted="true"><em>By and large, the surveyed voters lean Democratic. Over half voted for Kamala Harris in 2024; today, they overwhelmingly disapprove of President Donald Trump’s presidency, excoriating how he’s handled the economy, cost-of-living crisis, immigration and the Iran war. Come this fall, most voters prefer that Democrats take control of the Senate.</em></p> <em>But Platner’s controversial past has turned off some Mainers. An oyster farmer who’s never held elected office, his campaign was beset by scandal: a tattoo with Nazi overtones, unearthed Reddit posts and allegedly “unsettling” treatment of women. A majority of surveyed voters said his string of controversies has either called into question their support for him or made them disavow him entirely. And Collins is winning 10 percent of voters who would prefer Democrats take control of the Senate.</em></blockquote>

New NYT/Siena poll of Maine race.

It’s close.
Platner: 49
Collins: 47https://t.co/5Q8fB1LosS pic.twitter.com/qgjmzNoRyf

— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 29, 2026

Platner…won the right in the June primary to take on Sen

That poll is dubious, at best. Like Politico reported, “the surveyed voters lean Democratic.” That could mean Collins is anywhere from 3-8 points higher right now than the Nazi guy.

There is also this:

NYT/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll | 6/19-6/26 LV

US Senate Maine 2026

Is too extreme?
🟦Graham Platner 47%
🟥Susan Collins 34% (incumbent)
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Has good character
🟥Susan Collins 66% (incumbent)
🟦Graham Platner 44%
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Has the right kind of moral values
🟥Susan Collins 61%… https://t.co/nV2xsZ4oW7 pic.twitter.com/Lww6Y3vJfD

— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) June 29, 2026

There’s also this. For now, the National Republican Senatorial Committee isn’t spending much on this race. That’s because the org is likely waiting for the July 14 cut-off, the deadline for Platner to either drop out or be forced out and replaced by another Democrat. Personally, I don’t see him dropping out, so that means we’re likely going to learn a lot more about this abhorrent Democrat candidate between now and Election Day. Stay tuned.