How outlets cover Susan M. Collins R · ME · SEN · Jun 29 – Jul 4, 2026
Fox News Poll Shows Collins Leading Platner in Maine Senate Race
A Fox News poll put Collins narrowly ahead of Platner overall, while Platner led among highly motivated voters. Center outlets also cite a separate poll with Platner narrowly ahead; right-leaning coverage emphasizes Collins’s lead and Platner’s vulnerabilities.
Lead article · USA Today · CENTERNew Maine Senate poll finds Platner with narrow lead over CollinsA Fox News poll found Collins narrowly ahead of Platner among registered voters in Maine’s Senate race, while Platner led among highly motivated voters.
Center outlets juxtapose that result with a separate poll showing Platner narrowly ahead overall and note the Fox poll’s motivated-voter split. Right-leaning outlets foreground Collins’s overall lead and, in some pieces, emphasize Platner’s weaker results among voter groups or controversies.
Outlets by lean
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USA Today reports a separate poll with Platner narrowly ahead, while Mediaite emphasizes the Fox poll’s narrow Collins lead and motivated-voter split.
How it looks for Collins, by side
7 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 2 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 5 informational.
When each side covered it
JUN 29 – JUL 4Articles per day by side. JUN 29: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. JUN 30: Left 0, Center 0, Right 3. JUL 1: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. JUL 2: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. JUL 3: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JUL 4: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.
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