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Polls show Troy Jackson leading Susan Collins in Maine Senate race
New polling shows Democrat Troy Jackson leading Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine's U.S. Senate race one week before the midterms.[5, 7] Nate Silver challenged a Marist poll that surveyed 1,449 registered voters in Maine and found Collins trailing Jackson by 9 points.[4]
Collins faced criticism over her closing ad, in which former newscaster Bill Green said Jackson "doesn't have the tools he needs" for the Senate, which Raw Story described as disparaging his working-class roots.[3] Jackson, in a seven-figure ad blitz, casts the race as a choice between wealthy interests and working-class Mainers.[1]
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Read first Jackson pulls ahead of Collins in Senate race, new Maine poll shows
Where accounts differ (1)
- Earlier and later reportsThe Marist poll's findings differ across outlets: The Hill reported Collins trailing Jackson by 2 percentage points among likely voters, while The Daily Beast reported the same pollster found Collins trailing by 9 points among 1,449 registered voters.[4, 7]
- The Hill · Center · Oct 27, 7:54 a.m. ET Jackson, Collins separated by 2 points in Maine Senate race polling
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is locked in a tight race against her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, according to a new survey. The Marist University poll, released one week before the midterms, found the incumbent…
- The Daily Beast · Leans left · Oct 27, 11:34 a.m. ET Nate Silver Calls BS on Eye-Popping Poll in Key Senate Race
Colin McPherson / Corbis via Getty Images Polling guru Nate Silver is poking holes in a new poll that cast doubt on how much support Democrats can count on when voters cast their ballots next week. The statistician…
- The Hill · Center · Oct 27, 7:54 a.m. ET Jackson, Collins separated by 2 points in Maine Senate race polling
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 9 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 3 are center and 2 are right of center (1 of them in the Right group).
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 4 of 42 left-leaning, 3 of 33 center and 2 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: PoliticusUSA (−1.16), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: Newsweek (−0.30), CBS News (−0.14), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63).
- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34).
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