General Discussion

He is dominating the primary. By a lot. A lot. A lot a lot.

Mills is campaigning a tepid, Zoom-centric campaign. She does not seem to really want the job. I suspect that is why is she losing the primary. She had to be begged to get into the race. She is slightly contemptuous of her critics (watch a few of her town halls and you'll see it).

Had Mills a bit more fire in her belly, I suspect she wouldn't be polling as poorly as she is, but she is coasting on the "I'm an elder statesman and I deserve this," which is a recipe for failure. To be clear, Platner is ALSO running with an attitude of "I deserve this" with absolutely no institutional credibility. But his pitch is anti-incumbent and he is running a far better campaign.

Platner's allies are Sen. Warren and Sen. Sanders. Mill's allies are Sen. Schumer and Sen. Gillibrand.

We are seeing the shape of our party.