What Mark Halperin has said about 2026 United States Senate election in Maine

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 7, 2026

Mark Halperin, American political journalist and host of the podcast Next Up, has been quoted on 2026 United States Senate election in Maine 2 times in 1 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, most recently on July 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

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Halperin argued that losing Maine would make Democrats' path to a Senate majority very difficult.
“If they can't win Maine, the math becomes very difficult for them. This was one or two of their top pickup opportunities”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Platner Allegation EXPOSES the Media, and the Tyler Robinson Defense REVEALED, with Bevan, Halperin, Aronberg, Holloway, Geragos, Eiglarsh, and Spilbor | Ep. 1354 (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 10:51
Halperin said that based on his focus group, Platner would still be competitive with Collins despite the allegations.
“if you did a poll in Maine right now, in the wake of the allegations, I think he'd be within five points of Collins”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Platner Allegation EXPOSES the Media, and the Tyler Robinson Defense REVEALED, with Bevan, Halperin, Aronberg, Holloway, Geragos, Eiglarsh, and Spilbor | Ep. 1354 (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 31:02

Platner Allegation EXPOSES the Media, and the Tyler Robinson Defense REVEALED, with Bevan, Halperin, Aronberg, Holloway, Geragos, Eiglarsh, and Spilbor | Ep. 1354
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 7, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
Megyn Kelly discusses the Graham Platner rape allegation with Tom Bevan and Mark Halperin, then analyzes Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing with five legal commentators.