S6 Ep39: Chuck Schumer’s Candidate Got Humiliated in Maine

About this episode

Sarah Longwell discusses the political implications of Janet Mills dropping out of the Senate race in Maine.

In this bite-sized bonus Focus Group episode, Sarah Longwell breaks down the political earthquake in Maine after Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate race. Why are Democratic voters rejecting establishment candidates, forgiving scandals that once would’ve been disqualifying, and demanding fighters over polished politicians? Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and Los Angeles in May: https://thebulwark.com/events

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Longwell

Topics covered

• politics
• Senate race
• Democratic voters
• establishment candidates
• political scandals

Keywords

• Chuck Schumer
• Janet Mills
• Maine
• Democratic voters
• political earthquake
• establishment candidates
• scandals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic

Places: Maine

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