It's the Democracy, Stupid | July 18, 2026

On today's show

– Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest article is “The Platner Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale About Polling“

– Eesha Pendharkar, senior reporter for Maine Morning Star, part of States Newsroom; her latest article is “More than 5,500 Mainers seek a role in choosing Graham Platner’s replacement“

– David Smith, Washington bureau chief for The Guardian

– David Nir, publisher of The Downballot

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