Polling Graham Platner’s team conducted on the Maine Senate race before he suspended his campaign indicates there is a clear Democratic front-runner in the bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday after his ex-girlfriend claimed he raped her. Before he made the announcement public, the embattled Democrat preemptively sponsored surveys of voters to see what they thought of potential replacements and determine who might have the best shot of defeating Collins. 

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