Mills vs. Platner, Who’s the Real Rural Candidate? — ‘Mud Season’ Episode 2
Welcome back to Politics Between Us and Episode 2 of Mud Season.
This week, we’re continuing our deep dive into Maine’s 2026 U.S. Senate primary—but stepping back to ask a deeper question: what matters to rural voters?
To help us think about this question, we’re joined by Professor Nicholas Jacobs, a leading scholar of rural politics. His work challenges one of the most dominant narratives in American politics: that rural voters are driven by irrational “rage.” Instead, he offers a more complicated argument about politics rooted in place, identity, and experience.
We talk about why Democrats…
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