Democratic Party (United States)
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Democratic Party (United States) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Up First from NPR. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Graham PlatnerPresumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine
Platner says Chuck Schumer called to congratulate him after the governor dropped out and they agreed beating Collins is the priority.
“And he congratulated me on a well-run race. We talked about how beating Susan Collins is the priority”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 34:25
Platner says working people would say the Democratic Party does not represent them, as reflected in polling.
“I think if you ask working people in this country, which they would say no, which is reflected in the polling at the moment”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 3:29
Podcasts
- Up First from NPR · 1 episode
Episodes
Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s NewsmakersUp First from NPR · Jun 1, 2026 · 48 min
Leila Fadel interviews Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner about his working-class politics, past controversies, masculinity, the Iran war, Pete Hegseth, and beating Susan Collins.