Collins, Platner tied amid Dem candidate's scandals: Poll

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Democratic candidate Graham Platner are in a dead heat for the November Senate election, according to a recent survey.

Platner has faced a litany of scandals in recent weeks, including over extramarital sexting, rape-related comments, and a tattoo featuring Nazi symbolism.

Platner and Collins each earned 46% support among likely voters, with 8% undecided in the latest survey from Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, a Trump-aligned pollster. Among those voters, 39% said they would "definitely vote for Collins, while 40% said they would "definitely" vote for Platner. Politico first obtained the survey.

Platner's scandals appear to have contributed to the narrowing of the contest. In January of this year, 35% viewed him favorably while 29% held an unfavorable view of the candidate. In the June survey, however, 40% viewed him favorably compared to 49% who viewed him unfavorably.

Conducted June 1-3, the survey questioned 800 likely voters and has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3.5%.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.