How do you reconcile that with the probability that 2026 is a better year than 2020 for Democrats, and Maine has demonstrably moved to the left year over year since 2020?

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By saying that gives Democrats a shot at a pickup.
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Platner voted for Collins every chance he got. 5 Times. I bet he voted for Trump at least once. Why do you think he was a republican until recently and now he’s running as a Democrat even tho he’s not one
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Planter's primary appeal isn't on a left-right axis, it's on a populist-establishment axis.
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No, it's on a left-right axis. His Dem coalition is roughly the same as Zohran and Talarico, and Platner winning in November will be roughly the same voters as Kamala
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And also Collins was always polling well against opposition always and this cycle she is not
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She trailed Sarah Gideon all of 2020, going into November, and still won by a huge margin.
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Collins was losing to Gideon in 2020, according to polls, including in the final weeks of the campaign, so despite this being an even better year for Democrats, she is much better positioned.
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