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Poll: Majority of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out after another scandal

Jul 7, 2026Center

A new poll from Monday shows that a majority of Maine voters say they want Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to drop out if another scandal surfaces. Wedgewood Polls found in its latest survey on the Maine Senate race that 75 percent of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out following another scandal, with…

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