The Senate Race Everyone Is Watching — 'Mud Season' Pilot
Welcome to the very first episode of Politics Between Us — and the launch of our limited series, Mud Season.
We’re kicking things off with a conversation that gets right into the heart of Maine’s 2026 U.S. Democratic Senate primary: the race between sitting Governor Janet Mills and political newcomer Graham Platner. To help us make sense of it all, we brought in David Farmer, one of Maine’s most seasoned political strategists, with nearly 25 years of experience in the state.
We get into the complicated gender dynamics at play in this race, why transgender rights have become such a defining…
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