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How outlets cover Mills · Mar 24 – Mar 27, 2026

Janet Mills Campaign Releases Ad Criticizing Graham Platner’s Reddit Comments

Mills’s campaign released an ad criticizing Platner over past online posts. Coverage differs on voter reaction, Platner’s response and the veteran featured in one ad.

Lead article · Bangor Daily News · CENTERGraham Platner responds to Janet Mills' ad blitz at rural Maine town hall event
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tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

Mills’s campaign released an ad criticizing Graham Platner over past online posts, including Reddit comments. Coverage also reports that Platner ran a response ad as the candidates compete for the Democratic Senate nomination.

Left-leaning outlets emphasize voter criticism of Mills’s ad and polling that put Platner ahead. Center outlets cover the ads as part of the primary contest, including Platner’s response and his focus on policy differences. Right-leaning outlets emphasize an ad featuring a veteran who condemns Platner over resurfaced Reddit comments.

Outlets by lean

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 41
“Voter backlash to Mills”

Crooks and Liars reports voter criticism of Mills’s ad and polling that put Platner ahead in the primary.

1 LEFT ARTICLE
Crooks and Liars (original publisher not identified)MAR 26 · 6:30 PM ET
Janet Mills Attack Ad Against Platner Backfires With Maine DemocratsMills’s campaign ad drew criticism from voters at a meeting and was discussed alongside polling in the Democratic primary.CRED 41BAL 35 PORTRAYS MILLS: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Mills

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 24: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAR 25: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAR 26: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 27: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.

RIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 70H LATER

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