Podcast: Graham Platner on building a movement larger than his U.S. Senate campaign

About this episode

Graham Platner discusses his political motivations and the principles of his campaign.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner joins our host Cate Blackford this week on the podcast to chat about why he’s jumping into politics and what a true populist agenda looks like to him. Platner shares how his campaign defies the status quo with movement-driven organizing and economic justice at the center. Platner also explains… The post Podcast: Graham Platner on building a movement larger than his U.S. Senate campaign first appeared on Maine Beacon.

People in this episode

Guest: Graham Platner

Topics covered

• politics
• populism
• economic justice
• campaigning
• organizing

Keywords

• U.S. Senate campaign
• movement-driven organizing
• status quo
• populist agenda
• economic justice

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