Reporting today from The New Republic features our new memo calling out "bogus polling" in Maine’s U.S. Senate race.

All credible polls show oyster farmer Graham Platner crushing it in the Democratic primary in Maine. Our latest poll shows him defeating incumbent governor Janet Mills by 20 points! He’s also neck and neck with Republican Susan Collins in the general election, on the verge of FLIPPING a key Senate seat!

This lead is validated by Platner’s 2:1 fundraising advantage in federal campaign finance reports released this week – raising $4.6 million in late 2025 compared to Mills’ $2.7 million.

But, our memo shows how bogus surveys are being used to muddy a very clear picture.

The memo calls out EMILYs List polling that The New Republic reports "did not contain negative" attacks on Mills, but only one-sided negative attacks on Platner – and then asks voters who they support. That’s ridiculous.

The "PCCC poll found that Platner’s support went up when negatives were tested on both," writes The New Republic, referencing our recent primary election polling showing Platner’s 20-point primary lead increases to 24 points after voters hear strong attacks on him and hear that Mills vetoed a wealth tax, pro-worker legislation, and mandatory rape kit testing.

Can you chip in $3 (or $30 if you can) to Graham Platner’s campaign to ensure he has the resources it takes to reach undecided voters early and often?

As PCCC co-founder Adam Green told reporters today, "A lot of garbage polling is being used to muddy a very clear reality, and it needs to be called out. It’s clear that Mills’ veto of a wealth tax, pro-worker legislation, and mandatory rape kit testing is a political anchor in both the primary and general because it hurts the lives of voters in a kitchen-table way."

Dasha Burns, White House reporter for Politico, explains Platner’s appeal this way: "People are, in this moment, looking for maybe rougher around the edges candidates. I mean, you look at Graham Platner in Maine, right? That guy has a ton of baggage and yet voters are still really attracted to him because he feels like a real person."

Sending a candidate to the general election who can actually defeat Susan Collings is crucial. Flipping this seat puts Dems one step closer to taking back the Senate – and stopping the Republican rubber stamp of Trump’s brutality and corruption.

But for that to happen, Graham Platner’s campaign must have the resources to fight back and clear the air from the bogus polls being used against him.

Donate here to Graham Platner’s campaign so he can FIGHT BACK.

Thanks for being with us in this fight.

-- The PCCC Team

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