What Tommy Vietor has said about 2026 United States Senate election in Maine

4 quotes · 3 episodes · Jun 2, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026

Tommy Vietor, Co-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview, has been quoted on 2026 United States Senate election in Maine 4 times in 3 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on September 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Vietor explains weaker Democratic polling in Maine and New Hampshire by noting those states lack the Latino voters driving national shifts.

    “Maine and New Hampshire are like two of the whitest states in the nation, literally. So you're just not going to see that demographic shift showing up there”

    Pod Save America: Choosin' Texas with Bobby Pulido (Sep 27, 2026) · Listen from 40:06

  • Vietor reads Platner's response video as signaling he will leave the race and says he must withdraw.

    “I think my takeaway from that video was that he's going to drop out of the race. I think he has to drop out of the race”

    Pod Save America: Trump Works the FIFA Refs (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 26:29

  • Vietor maintains there is no evidence Platner intentionally got a Nazi tattoo or held Nazi sympathies, though he believes Platner was not honest about it.

    “I still don't think there's evidence that he intended to get a Nazi tattoo on purpose or that he had like Nazi leanings”

    Pod Save America: Trump Works the FIFA Refs (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 29:51

  • Vietor predicts Platner's campaign will weather the sexting reports and advises less criticism of the press.

    “I think Platner's campaign can weather this. They will likely weather this. I would recommend less criticism of the media for covering the story”

    Pod Save America: Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is Lame (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 49:53

Episodes

  • Choosin' Texas with Bobby Pulido

    Pod Save America · Sep 27, 2026 · 1 h 2 min

    Live at the Texas Tribune Festival, the Pod Save America hosts assess Texas and national midterm races, Xi Jinping's visit, and interview congressional candidate Bobby Pulido.

  • Trump Works the FIFA Refs

    Pod Save America · Jul 7, 2026 · 1 h 4 min

    Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's FIFA intervention, the NATO summit, Graham Platner's allegations, the Michigan Senate primary, Israel politics, McConnell's health, and July 4th speeches.

  • Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is Lame

    Pod Save America · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 36 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's abandoned slush fund, Iran talks, California, Iowa and Maine primaries, and JD Vance; Senator Andy Kim describes Delaney Hall.

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