Janet Mills Attack Ad Against Platner Backfires With Maine Democrats
If recent polling is accurate, it could well be that high-priced consultants from out of state have managed to tank another Democrat who was considered the establishment choice by Chuck Schumer and the DSCC.
Source: Drop Site News
On March 19, Gov. Janet Mills attended the Hancock County Democrats’ monthly meeting to answer questions from prospective voters ahead of the upcoming U.S. Senate primary. Days earlier, the Mills campaign released an ad attacking her Democratic primary opponent Graham Platner over disparaging remarks he made on Reddit in 2013 about victims of rape.
Drop Site has obtained a Zoom recording of the Q&A with Mills, showing significant dissatisfaction with the attacks among voters in Platner’s home county. The negative ad—which features Democratic Party consultants—was released on March 17, as multiple polls showed Mills trailing Platner in the primary and underperforming him in general election matchups against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
The recording begins with a question from a Hancock County woman concerned by the recent negative tone of the Mills campaign.