The People's Line

The People's Line

Is Mills or Platner the "working class candidate"?

More statistical shenanigans from The Argument.

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Carl Beijer
Mar 31, 2026
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Lakshya Jain, in The Argument:

Despite his reputation as a working-class whisperer, Platner is actually doing far better with upscale Democratic whites than with non-college Democrats. Each primary poll with regional breakdowns has shown a common theme: Mills does far better among the blue-collar Democrats in the rural north of the state, while Platner c…

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