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What lessons have Democrats learned from the Graham Platner debacle…and what are their chances of finally unseating Senator Susan Collins with a campaign timeline that’s evaporating faster than you can say Harris-Walz 2024? Alex Seitz-Wald, deputy editor of The Midcoast Villager in Maine, joins Offline to explain how Platner’s scandal-plagued campaign was perceived online vs. on the ground, and why Mainers are done with people who are “from away.”
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Jons thoughts on Graham Platner’s campaign
11:07 - Alex Seitz-Wald on joining the Midcoast Villager and working for local news
19:53 - What worked about Graham Platner’s campaign
22:07 - Ad break
24:26 - The rise of Graham Platner
34:01 - Janet Mills’ lackluster campaign
40:33 - Shift in support over Platner’s controversies
43:59 - Ad break
46:26 - Senate race debate & who are the frontrunners?
51:39 - What are Susan Collins odds against her new Senate challengers?
55:27 - What are the lessons learned from the Platner debacle?
For a transcript of an episode of Offline, please email transcripts@crooked.com.
Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? Offline with Jon Favreau is a place where you can take a break from doom-scrolling and tune in to smarter, lighter conversations about the impact of technology & the internet on our collective culture. Intimate interviews between Pod Save America host Jon Favreau and notable guests like Stephen Colbert, Hasan Piker, ContraPoints, Margaret Atwood, and Megan Rapinoe spark curiosity and introspection around the various ways our extremely online existence shapes everything from the ways we live, work, and interact with one another. Together we’ll figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline.
Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive
Crooked Media believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. We are a media network that showcases stories, voices, and opportunities for activism that inform, entertain, and inspire action, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world.
That’s it. End of mission.
Learn more about us at crooked.com
What lessons have Democrats learned from the Graham Platner debacle…and what are their chances of finally unseating Senator Susan Collins with a campaign timeline that’s evaporating faster than you can say Harris-Walz 2024? Alex Seitz-Wald, deputy editor of The Midcoast Villager in Maine, joins Offline to explain how Platner’s scandal-plagued campaign was perceived online vs. on the ground, and why Mainers are done with people who are “from away.”
CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS
ZBIOTICS: zbiotics.com/OFFLINE CODE: OFFLINE
MINT MOBILE: mintmobile.com/offline
SUNDAYS FOR DOGS: sundaysfordogs.com/OFFLINE Code: OFFLINE
QUINCE: quince.com/offline
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Jons thoughts on Graham Platner’s campaign
11:07 - Alex Seitz-Wald on joining the Midcoast Villager and working for local news
19:53 - What worked about Graham Platner’s campaign
22:07 - Ad break
24:26 - The rise of Graham Platner
34:01 - Janet Mills’ lackluster campaign
40:33 - Shift in support over Platner’s controversies
43:59 - Ad break
46:26 - Senate race debate & who are the frontrunners?
51:39 - What are Susan Collins odds against her new Senate challengers?
55:27 - What are the lessons learned from the Platner debacle?
For a transcript of an episode of Offline, please email transcripts@crooked.com.
Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? Offline with Jon Favreau is a place where you can take a break from doom-scrolling and tune in to smarter, lighter conversations about the impact of technology & the internet on our collective culture. Intimate interviews between Pod Save America host Jon Favreau and notable guests like Stephen Colbert, Hasan Piker, ContraPoints, Margaret Atwood, and Megan Rapinoe spark curiosity and introspection around the various ways our extremely online existence shapes everything from the ways we live, work, and interact with one another. Together we’ll figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline.
Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive
Crooked Media believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. We are a media network that showcases stories, voices, and opportunities for activism that inform, entertain, and inspire action, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world.
That’s it. End of mission.
Learn more about us at crooked.com
