Overview
- A Z to A Research survey commissioned by the PCCC shows Platner leading 58% to 38% among 845 likely Democratic primary voters, with few undecided.
- The PCCC endorsed Platner alongside the poll release, while Mills is backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and governors Gretchen Whitmer and Andy Beshear.
- Other recent surveys show a tighter contest, including a Maine People’s Research Center poll with Platner up 2 points and a SoCal Research Center poll with Mills up 5.
- Recent reporting has intensified scrutiny of Mills’ vetoes on labor measures, renter protections, wealth taxes, tribal sovereignty and a rape‑kit tracking system.
- Platner has apologized for old Reddit posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and says he covered it, yet he continues to draw large town halls across the state.