Why Faiz Shakir Thinks Graham Platner Can Win in Maine — 'Mud Season' Episode 4
Welcome back to Politics Between Us and Episode 4 of Mud Season. This week, we’re joined by Faiz Shakir — longtime political strategist, Founder of More Perfect Union, former ACLU National Political Director, and Campaign Manager for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign.
Faiz has spent more than two decades thinking about what American politics gets wrong — and what it might still be capable of getting right. His starting point was the Iraq War, but his deeper frustration is with the gap between ordinary people and the politicians that claim to represent them.
In this episode, we talk…
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