NEW MAINE POLL Sends WARNING SIGN in Collins Senate Race | The TEC Show
NEW MAINE POLL Sends WARNING SIGN in Collins Senate Race | The TEC Show
A new Maine Senate poll shows Graham Plattner narrowly leading Susan Collins, but tightening margins, controversy questions, and cost-of-living concerns reveal a complicated race heading toward November.
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@TheTECShow
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
What do you think will matter most to Maine voters in this Senate race: affordability, candidate character, party control, or the desire for change?
@ErgonomicChair
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
I think progressives gave us a lame duck, and it shows since MAGA has been discovered funding Platner's primary campaign through semi-hidden pacs like "Charge Left" etc.
@notnamed813
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Platner lost the woman's vote. Collins for the win. Platner should not have run here as his first election.
@Sabre70
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Platner is still trending up. That’s a good sign. However, the sheep will follow whatever faux tells them to so there’s always going to be that. Until Dems get the balls big enough to get them off the air.
@williamgelinas6646
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
A vote for Collins is a vote for Trump who is responsible for our crappy economy and has a much more scandalous and corrupt history than Platner could ever dream of having 👍🏻🤦🏻♂️🇺🇸
@lolly1405
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
The polling average for the house is now at 4.8+. Just going further and further down every single day.
@ianl9209
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Susan Collins' record is the exact reason Platner is running. Maine deserves a senator that will make life better. Come on Maine vote her OUT. Don't be distracted.
@KateLopez-o8u
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
One news outlet disqualified Talarico and Platner, but not a criminal ( Ken Paxton…) When the Bias is so evident, it's repugnant
@KateLopez-o8u
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
The hypocrisy from the media needs to stop. Graham Platner is disqualified for inappropriately grabbing a woman, while those who have raped them enjoy great media status
@reneerednour3951
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
You’ve got to realize that polls don’t tell everything. Give it time.
@tomg6318
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
If Republican candidates were the lowest form of sleaze bags their voters would love them for it, if Democratic candidates aren't perfectly pristine and perfect democratic voters will hate them
@rickcastilleja1040
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Collins is suffering from from Parkinson’s and seems to be getting worse. She needs to retire and enjoy the rest of what life she has left.
@William-y2n6e
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
You Americans got nothing coming 😊
@MikeJones-xu3xw
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Dementia Dottie is VERY concerned! She will slither away in shame. We The People of Maine deserve someone who supports The Constitution and doesn't enrich $$$$$ themselves at the expense of Mainers! Vote Graham for your childrens' futures! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@robgeach8105
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
I don't care who wins, but I'm gonna tank Ossoff if the dems don't start putting a ton of money into Platner. I'll show you no effort.
@ArmenianBishop
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
So, DJT offended Canada and turned them against us. I guess that Maine likes that their neighbor to the North is cutting them off like a bad apple? Maine looks fickle.
@brandy_1964
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Let’s go #PLATNER!!!!!
@Pinkie-g5d
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Love your show. Thanks for all you do!
@mickeywood3012
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Would LOVE to see Susan Collins give a Town Hall.
Who know's, if the polls keep showing these types of numbers, she might just have to give one.
@moriesaffa196
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
If Susan's negative came inspite of Platner, then why would his personal negatives now be a reason for forgetting about Susan's own negative?…totally different reasons. Susan's negatives have to do with policies of age, Trump, Republicans and SCOTUS judges. Those factors are still prevailing…But Roe v. Wade is now dead, RVA is no more, Trump's anti democracy policies are raging…Susan supported and voted for all those. The SCOTUS nomines who said R v. W was settled law have now changed it. There is word that Susan has also had previous marital scandals…how about that??? Judge Platner on policy not personal reasons, They say Susan has similar personal history.
@747-pilot
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
IMHO, I believe that Platner will lose SOME voters over the scandals/controversies. But I don’t think it will be enough to derail his win.
If I were a betting man, I would say that he will still eke out a win, but by a tight margin! He would have had a “comfortable” win, if not for the so called “character issues”.
IMO he was ahead of Collins by about 6 to 7 percentage points prior to all the controversies. He most likely will lose 2 to 4 percentage points on the character stuff!
In normal times, I would have said Collins would most likely win. But these are not normal times.
The country is going to a hell in a hand basket on the most IMPORTANT issues that people are concerned about: ECONOMIC and KITCHEN TABLE issues! Affordability, Cost of Living, Inflation, Healthcare etc. Due to this, the winds are STRONGLY behind the Dems. And that’s why I believe he will pull out a victory!
Look what happened in the VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL election last year!!
Jason Miyares, the Dem, was predicted to lose, for sure, due to MUCH WORSE scandals where he had sent text messages wishing his opponent death (or something like that)
Polls had him losing, and yet he won, albeit by a MUCH tighter margin that the Gov. and Lt. Gov. He won in spite of everything, due to the EXTREMELY bad current political environment for the Republicans!!
@PhillipHawkins-k9x3d
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
I would choose platner over a trump kiss but any day.
@jazzchristineart
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
The politicians talk about his tattoo and texting, but they never talk about Susan Collins sexual exploits! Early in her career, she had an affair with a married man whose wife is dying of cancer. When you take away someone’s support system when they have cancer, you’re basically giving them a death sentence! Yes, I am speaking of Susan Collins. Current husband is the man who left his wife with cancer after Susan Collins had an affair with him! But nobody out there in the news world I talk about what she has done that’s disgusting and horrifying to do to a human being! Instead of dealing with facts that Susan Collins is a horrible person they decided to deal with allegations about texting and tattoos. Somethings not right with a media. It’s sad living here in the state of Maine and no one will say a word about Susan Collins in a horrific actions. She’s just an awful person!
@Ms.Throwerxx
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Looking forward to seeing how things play out. I believe Platner will win 🌊🌊 Thanks again for sharing! 💙
@NH2MAINETOM
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Collins is headed for trouble. Wait and see.
@johnwadsworth4916
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
It's like Hitler's gonna be in the Senate now.
@ptioxon
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Platner has months to hammer the Republicans for making food expensive, for making gas expensive, for making all kinds of insurance premiums financially crushing. And all they have are some vague bad dating memories, the worst of which are outright lies.
By November, his college dating will be forgotten, but prices, rents, interest rates will not become more affordable. Most prices will remain high and some will continue to go up. The economic forces will not suddenly reverse themselves because Trump yells crooked fake news.
@lindagiles5447
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
For anyone to be considering voting for Collins again after she took our dam healthcare and help trump f us over lets us no they like being f and they are as dumb as trump. Because she will continue to pass trump shit ok
@meegri9892
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Every road ends somewhere . Susan Collins' road ends here
@lindagiles5447
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
I,m not voting for Collins or no dam fascist ass Republicans ever ok period I don't give a dam what happens
@DAnne-hd4cc
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Maine voters please help us put some Checks and balances on Trump’s insanity. We need the senate to keep our democracy. Platner is a flawed person like most of us but Collins has actually cast votes that have hurt the nation.
@donaldmosteller5876
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
I'm so sick & tired about all these IDIOTS!!!!!!!
@geraldo-i6k
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
Margin of error, Hmmm, it seems to me Platner is trending UP and Collins is trending DOWN as every poll has Graham winning that respective poll. So if there is no late Gamesmenship ie. shenanigans Platner will be the Senator from Maine in January.
@rickcornick3047
June 18, 2026 at 4:51 am
I hope the blue wave goes through whole united states and then we can throw donald trump in jail for treason and get all of our money back and take his name off.Everything he's doing.It's a shame that we cannot take him out right now and make him get out of the white house.I think when november comes and we vote him out.Or vote to impeach him, get him out.I still don't think he'll leave.I think he'll try to overthrow the government again like you did the first time around.I think it's sinful that we allow this man to be in president right now.The man can't stay awake can't make his mind up and he says it, they'll never have a nuclear bomb.And I bet you can guarantee you that he will sell them a nuclear bomb before he gets out of office.Just so he can put more money in his own pocket
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