The Truth Behind Graham Platner's Sudden Political Rise

The Truth Behind Graham Platner's Sudden Political Rise

June 11, 2026 · 1h 4m · Episode 107

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Mark Halperin discusses the overlooked story of Graham Platner's political rise and analyzes the midterm election landscape with expert guests.

Mark Halperin’s reported monologue reveals the Graham Platner story almost everyone else is missing. Then best-in-class political strategist Doug Sosnik explains why Democrats have the midterm edge — along with one big caveat. And Robby Soave joins to discuss which party is winning over young male voters and how that matters now and for 2028 Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (262) 454-0503 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/mark*Paid Partnership*” Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly…

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