What Heather Tal Murphy has said about Independent candidacies backed by Democrats in red states
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Heather Tal Murphy, Montana-based reporter (narration split into a separate label), has been quoted on Independent candidacies backed by Democrats in red states once in 1 episode of This American Life, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Murphy reports the plan to back an independent and push out the Democratic nominee began at a 2025 meeting in Anaconda.
“It all began with a meeting in August 2025 in Anaconda with Democratic politicians and strategists from Montana and beyond”
This American Life: 900: Talk Me Into It (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 21:34
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900: Talk Me Into ItThis American Life · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 1 min
Ira Glass and reporters examine persuasion before the 2026 midterms: a Detroit canvasser, Montana's Democratic Senate nominee pressured to quit, a sales trick, and an Allentown Republican organizer.