{"id":2611068,"date":"2026-06-05T12:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-bad-news-for-platner-embattled-dem-candidate-takes-crushing-hit-in-new-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:37:05","slug":"more-bad-news-for-platner-embattled-dem-candidate-takes-crushing-hit-in-new-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-bad-news-for-platner-embattled-dem-candidate-takes-crushing-hit-in-new-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"More Bad News for Platner: Embattled Dem Candidate Takes Crushing Hit in New Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-bad-news-for-platner-embattled-dem-candidate-takes-crushing-hit-in-new-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The passage discusses Maine Democratic Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">candidate<\/a> Graham Platner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >declining public image<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-beto-orourke-former-presidential-candidate-reportedly-considering-gubernatorial-run\/\" title=\"Governor Beto O\u2019Rourke? Former Presidential ... Reportedly Considering Gubernatorial Run\">electoral prospects<\/a>. It claims a poll update shows he has gained some favorability as January, but that his unfavorable opinion has increased much more-leaving \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">roughly half<\/a>\u201d of voters with an unfavorable view.<\/p>\n<p>It also points to earlier controversy around a chest tattoo that Platner reportedly covered last year. The text then highlights further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ruble-falls-as-it-reopens-for-trading\/\" title=\"Ruble Falls as It Reopens for Trading\">negative developments<\/a>, alleging that an ex-girlfriend described abusive behavior, including physical restraint and threats during arguments, according to a New York Times report. It adds that these allegations occurred after the poll results being cited, so they aren\u2019t reflected in that survey.<\/p>\n<p>it says that in Fabrizo Lee\u2019s survey,voters were evenly split between Platner and Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (46% each),and argues that-given the continued negative news-Platner is unlikely to substantially improve before the November election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner\u2019s favorability amongst voters is abysmal, being outpaced by how much Mainers dislike the man.<\/p>\n<p>Fabrizo Lee released their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000019e-95c1-d71f-a5df-97e7612c0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> latest results<\/a> on Platner\u2019s favorability rating since January.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s increased 5 points for favorability but gained a massive 20 points in unfavourability.<\/p>\n<p>The organization writes, \u201cSince January, Platner has become near universally known and defined with roughly 9 in 10 holding a firm opinion of him. But his growth in awareness has been heavily skewed towards negative growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince January he only gained 5 points in favorability while his unfavorable growth has outpaced that by 4:1 growing by 20 points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow roughly half of Maine voters hold an unfavorable opinion of Graham Platner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2026 has seen so much information come to light about Platner, it\u2019s difficult to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>For many, their first encounter with him was his chest tattoo that he only decided to cover last year of a Totenkopf, or \u201cdeath\u2019s head\u201d a symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel, the perpetrators of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just for clarification purposes. On the left is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GrahamPlatner?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GrahamPlatner<\/a> with his now-covered skull and bones tattoo. On the right, is a Waffen SS hat featuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Nazi?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nazi<\/a> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/totenkopf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#totenkopf<\/a>\u201d [death head]. Now, it\u2019s up to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Maine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maine<\/a> voters to decide if he should represent them in the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KDNXVqtXF6\">pic.twitter.com\/KDNXVqtXF6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Glenn (@MikeRGlenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeRGlenn\/status\/2061837886845034509?\">June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday saw more bad news for the Democratic candidate after allegations of abusive behavior came to light from an ex-girlfriend reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times.<\/a> He \u201cregularly grabbed her by the shoulders \u2014 sometimes hard enough to leave marks \u2014 and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab by her wrist after an argument when she wanted to stay in the car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring one argument, she recalled, he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom and held the door closed from the other side so she couldn\u2019t get out, telling her to remain there until she was \u2018calm.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At his Capitol Hill apartment, Platner explained what he would do if someone were to break-in.<\/p>\n<p>She alleged, \u201cHe said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was like, I would rape them to show them that I\u2019m dominant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is recent information, meaning the results of the Fabrizo Lee survey <em>do not <\/em>account for these comments.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, Maine voters aren\u2019t going to reverse course now.<\/p>\n<p>For a candidate who cannot stay out of the news cycle for all the wrong reasons, November seems like a lifetime away.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fabrizo Lee, when voters were asked about voting for Platner or his opponent Republican Sen. 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