Maine Democrats jockey to replace Graham Platner for Senate

About this episode

The episode discusses new accusations against Graham Platner and U.S. airstrikes against Iran, featuring various guests.

New accusations against embattled Democratic senate candidate Graham Platner. Plus, the U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran, while Trump antagonizes NATO allies abroad. Shenna Bellows, Tre Easton, Terrance Woodbury, Inzamam Rashid, and Susan Glasser all join Symone Sanders Townsend on the 11th Hour.

People in this episode

Host: Symone Sanders Townsend

Guests: Shenna Bellows, Tre Easton, Terrance Woodbury, Inzamam Rashid, Susan Glasser

Topics covered

• Maine politics
• Democratic Party
• Senate race
• Graham Platner
• U.S. foreign policy
• Iran airstrikes
• NATO relations

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Maine Democrats
• Senate candidate
• U.S. airstrikes
• Iran
• NATO
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO, U.S.

Places: Iran, Maine

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