About this episode

Amanda Litman joins Dan to discuss the implications of divisive primaries for Democrats and the upcoming midterms.

Amanda Litman, president and co-founder of Run for Something, joins Dan to talk about what the spate of divisive of primaries means for Democrats and how progressives should be feeling heading into the midterms. They dive into the recruitment and vetting crisis that led to Graham Platner dropping out of the Maine Senate race, what comes next in the fight to unseat Susan Collins, and the increasingly contentious Michigan Senate primary between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. Want to listen to Pod Save America without the ads? Become a subscriber on Apple Podcasts , Supercast , YouTube , or Substack . For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Guest: Amanda Litman

Topics covered

• Democratic primaries
• midterms
• political recruitment
• Senate race
• progressive politics
• Michigan Senate primary

Keywords

• Democratic Party
• primaries
• midterms
• politics
• Senate race
• progressives
• Michigan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Run for Something

Places: Maine, Michigan

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