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Dems Are About to Nominate a Scandal-Plagued Candidate in Maine — And It Might Not Matter
On today's "DMZ" podcast conversation, Washington Monthly’s Bill Scher and Matt break down the chaotic Maine Democratic Senate primary one week before voters decide.
Graham Platner has weathered wave after wave of scandals — old Reddit posts mocking a wounded soldier, sexting on a sketchy app, defensive ambush interviews, and more — yet polls have held.
With ranked-choice voting and Gov. Janet Mills still on the ballot, Democrats have a real off-ramp — but will they take it?
We debate the big questions:
— Do voters actually care about character anymore?
— Is “authenticity” worth the risk in a…
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