Poll: Collins less popular than Trump in Maine, losing to Gideon in senate race

Only 33 percent of Maine voters approve of the job Sen. Susan Collins is doing, according to a poll released Thursday by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling. The survey also found that 42 percent of Mainers surveyed approve of President Donald Trump’s performance in office, making the president more popular than Collins in the state.

47 percent of respondents said they would vote for Sara Gideon — the current Maine House Speaker and one of four Democrats running to replace Collins in November – compared with 43 percent who would support Collins in her re-election race this November.

According to a press release from Public Policy Polling, surveys conducted over the past few weeks show Democratic candidates are leading Republican U.S. Senate incumbents in three other states: Mark Kelly is leading Sen. Martha McSally 47-42 in Arizona; Cal Cunningham is leading Sen. Thom Tillis 46-41 in the North Carolina; and former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper leads Sen. Cory Gardner 51-38.

Public Policy Polling surveyed 872 Maine voters from March 2-3. The margin of error is +/-3.3 percent. Fifty-seven percent completed the survey by telephone call and 43 percent were recruited by text message.

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