Graham Platner’s Revolution Hits The Road

About this episode

David Sirota interviews Senate candidate Graham Platner about his views on the Democratic Party and various political issues while driving through rural Maine.

David Sirota buckles up for a drive through rural Maine with the Senate candidate that the Democratic establishment doesn’t want — but can't afford to lose. Just two days after Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race, David Sirota hopped in a car with Graham Platner — the long-shot candidate who is now the presumptive Democratic nominee — for an unfiltered, on-the-road interview. In today’s episode of Lever Time, you’ll hear Platner on where he thinks the Democratic Party went wrong, why he thinks the United States went from President Barack Obama to President Donald Trump, how he feels about combat and war, his latest views on gun policy, and, if he wins, what kind of senator he intends to be. Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Sirota

Guest: Graham Platner

Topics covered

• Senate race
• Democratic Party
• political interview
• gun policy
• combat and war
• Maine politics

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• David Sirota
• Maine Senate race
• Democratic establishment
• gun policy
• combat
• Barack Obama
• Donald Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party

Places: Maine

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