About this episode

The episode discusses Graham Platner's exit from the Senate race and features insights on the political landscape in Maine and North Carolina, along with commentary on Trump's actions regarding Iran and gas prices.

Graham Platner announces he's ending his Senate campaign, and Maine Democrats scramble to replace him. Dan and Alex Wagner discuss the state of the race, what it'll take to get a new name on the ballot, and why so many (but not Alex) were wrong about Platner. Then, they discuss Trump restarting the war with Iran, the administration's socialist plan to lower gas prices for a select few in Philadelphia, and why Trump is trading in his new Air Force One for the old one. Finally, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper talks to Dan about his campaign for Senate and what it'll take to flip the Tar Heel State blue for the first time since 2008. 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

Hosts: Dan, Alex Wagner

Guest: Roy Cooper

Topics covered

• Senate campaign
• Maine Democrats
• Trump administration
• Iran conflict
• gas prices
• North Carolina Senate race

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Senate campaign
• Maine Democrats
• Trump
• Iran
• gas prices
• Roy Cooper
• North Carolina
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Maine, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Tar Heel State

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