Democrats' Platner Problem
6/8/202620 min
Maine voters will head to the polls tomorrow to decide who will take on five-term Republican Senator Susan Collins. And somehow, Graham Platner still has a sizable lead in the Democratic primary. You probably know a few things about the presumptive Democratic nominee for Maine’s Senate seat. He served in the Marine Corps and now runs an oyster farm. And you’ve probably heard a lot of other things about Platner over the last few weeks – like about a Nazi tattoo, or his allegedly abusive behavior towards past romantic partners. None of the new information is good. But will it matter to Maine voters? And more importantly, should it? To find out, we spoke with Jon Lovett. He’s co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save America.
And in headlines, President Donald Trump abruptly ends his interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, Iran and Israel trade fire for the first time since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran, and Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years.
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First 90 secondsJon Lovett· Guest0:00
When an establishment says, "Sorry, we're your only choice," people have a, a way of telling you to [beep] off.
Jane Coaston· Host0:05
[upbeat music] I'm Jane Coaston, and this is What Today?, the show that was wondering how Republicans would find a way to blame the screw worm outbreak that's devastating the cattle industry on Democrats. But Kansas Republican senator Roger Marshall figured it out Monday on Newsmax.
Roger Marshall· Soundbite0:28
We've been through this before. We eradicated the screw worm in 1966, and we'll talk about this, but this is another thing we can thank Joe Biden for, that when millions of people came out of p- out of Central America, they brought this screw worm with them.
Jane Coaston· Host0:43
Not only is that not true, actually we stopped investing in the proven methods to stop screw worms over the last two decades, but also it's June of 2026. Time to find a new scape president. On today's show, I talk to Jon Lovett about Tuesday's main Democratic Senate primary and the Graham Platner of it all. Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Monday, June 8th.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:07
What changed? Because you insisted no new wars. Look, look. First of all, I didn't guarantee no war.
Jane Coaston· Host1:16
President Donald Trump was on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, where he dismissed the idea that starting the war with Iran this year betrayed his no new wars campaign promise. Well, we've officially hit the 100 day mark since the start of the conflict, and it