Augusta – A new survey shows that 53% of mainers want the State to follow the federal directives on the participation of transgender sports to avoid losing education funds.
The 66th Pan Atlantic Research Omnibus Poll reached 840 probable voters in mid-May and has an error margin of 3.5%.
On the issue of transgender athletes’ policies, 32% said that Maine should not comply with federal requests and 14% were undecided.
In February, President Donald Trump called Governor Janet Mills at a meeting in Washington to tell him that Maine should comply with his decree prohibiting transgender girls for girls. Mills said Maine will continue to follow the law of the state and the federation and told Trump that she would see him in court.
Since then, the federal government has continued the state and the case has been underway in court.
When ventilated by the political party, 82% of Republicans think that Maine should comply with federal demands, followed by 52% of the self -employed and 32% of Democrats.
The survey also asked Mainers who plan to support the governor in 2026. The question included those who have already announced their candidacy and other people who are planning a race.
On the republican side, 27% said they would probably support the representative of the Laurel Libby state of Auburn, 23% of former American representative Bruce Poliquin and 21% support the businessman Shawn Moody.
On the democratic side, 33%said they would probably support the businessman Angus King III, followed by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (24%), the former speaker of the Hannah Pingree Chamber (20%) and the former president of the Senate Troy Jackson (13%).
Asked about a referendum on the veto of the people to cancel the state budget, 42% said they had no opinion, 20% said they supported it strongly, 17% said they support him somewhat and 22% said they were opposing.
On the general issue of knowing whether the state is on the right or poor track, 41% said a bad way, 39% said that the right management and 20% were not sure.
When he was asked to appoint the three most important problems facing which the state is confronted, 65% declared the cost of living / inflation, 39% said that immigration and 33% have declared housing / homeless.