About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Graham Platner's political stance and features a humorous take on recent events.

The full episode is available exclusively to paid members of The Bulwark. You can join on Apple Podcasts, Substack or YouTube. Sarah and JVL had a big show planned for you. Lots of different subjects. Important news. Funny stories. The whole nine. And then everything derailed as they went SUPER deep on Graham Platner and the meta-debate about him. If you think Platner has electoral upside, you love Nazis. If you have concerns about Platner’s populism, you’re a closet Republican. The internet has spoken! It’s a whole thing. Also: This marks the first time in the history of the show that Sarah read JVL’s piece and JVL . . . didn’t even realize Sarah had written something? The shoe is on the other foot, my pretties! Read JVL’s Triad newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/thetriad Read Sarah’s 'The Man Behind the Tatoo': https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-man-behind-the-tattoo-graham-platner-maine-democrat-focus-group ON SALE NOW: Bulwark Live is coming to San Diego on May 20 and Los Angeles on May 21. Just announced! We’re adding some chatty friends to the lineups for both shows. Grab your seats now to join Sarah, Tim and Sam for an evening of politics among friends and keep an eye…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah, JVL

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• populism
• media commentary
• current events

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• populism
• elections
• politics
• The Bulwark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bulwark

Books & works: The Man Behind the Tattoo, Triad newsletter

Places: San Diego, Los Angeles

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