'Shut this White House down': Platner talks strategy to stop Trump

About this episode

Graham Platner discusses his Senate campaign in Maine and the impact of Donald Trump on his race with Jen Psaki.

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for Senate from Maine, talks with Jen Psaki about the role Donald Trump plays in his race and with the voters he hopes to make his constituents, and discusses the posture Democrats should take to make the most of any political power they are able to attain in the midterm elections.

People in this episode

Host: Jen Psaki

Guest: Graham Platner

Topics covered

• Senate race
• Donald Trump
• Democratic strategy
• midterm elections
• voter engagement

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Senate
• Donald Trump
• Democrats
• midterm elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party

Places: Maine

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