About this episode

The episode examines the media's focus on the Maine Democratic Senate primary and its implications on political discourse.

Episode 996 of The Professional Left takes a hard look at the media circus surrounding the Maine Democratic Senate primary, asking who is actually stirring the pot, why they're stirring it, and who benefits when a private matter between a married couple drowns out every important conversation about the Republican incumbent's actual record. Driftglass and Blue Gal walk through a long and inglorious history of political sex scandals — from FDR to Gary Hart to Newt Gingrich — to put the whole th...

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Hosts: Driftglass, Blue Gal

Topics covered

• Maine Democratic Senate primary
• media circus
• political sex scandals
• Republican incumbent
• political commentary

Keywords

• Maine
• Democratic primary
• political scandals
• media analysis
• Republican record

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Maine

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