Nov 3, 2026 · 34 min · 13 segments
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Jennifer WelchHostCharlie GoldensohnPanelistJosh WelchPanelist
Angie "Pumps" SullivanHostI mean, there's something to remember here for everybody, of course, is this is the Graham Platner state, which I know we're not supposed to say his name anymore, but let's think about what happened here, right? Graham Platner built a movement behind him, a grassroots movement.
When he was forced to drop out, as he should have, as we were all happy he did, Troy came in.
And there's been a lot of discussion out there whether the Troy campaign has successfully or not kind of like integrated the grand platinum organizing infrastructure.
So what's amazing about the polling so far is that even if they have not done a great job of integrating that grand platinum infrastructure, they are still up in the polls, right? And so again, I'm going to be saying this the entire time right now, I don't want to jinx anything i think we all have experience feeling optimistic based on polling and having our hearts destroyed right after um but i do think this feels relatively good for the moment it feels good

susan collins always um doesn't pull as well as as She she always ends up winning and pumps.

Susan Collins is a vote that people in Maine don't really get harmed as much by her vote for all of these radical Republican policies because they have a blue state government that protects the women and girls in that state.

But she votes for people like Brett Kavanaugh and with Donald Trump an obscene amount of times.

And that leaves women in red states dead, harm and injured because of Susan Collins.
We now have the Susan Collins vote for Brett Kavanaugh overturning Roe.
And like Jennifer said, of course, in Maine, in Massachusetts, they don't have to worry about it as much as people in the Bible Belt who are affected most profoundly by this woman who votes with Trump.
I think it's over 90% of the time she does her finger wag like, well, I don't know what I'm going to do.
Sit down, shut up, let somebody else that gives a shit about other people.
And I've read in this election, corruption is on the mind of the American voter.
I mean, there's something to remember here for everybody, of course, is this is the Graham Platner state, which I know we're not supposed to say his name anymore, but let's think about what happened here, right? Graham Platner built a movement behind him, a grassroots movement.
When he was forced to drop out, as he should have, as we were all happy he did, Troy came in.
And there's been a lot of discussion out there whether the Troy campaign has successfully or not kind of like integrated the grand platinum organizing infrastructure.
So what's amazing about the polling so far is that even if they have not done a great job of integrating that grand platinum infrastructure, they are still up in the polls, right? And so again, I'm going to be saying this the entire time right now, I don't want to jinx anything i think we all have experience feeling optimistic based on polling and having our hearts destroyed right after um but i do think this feels relatively good for the moment it feels good

susan collins always um doesn't pull as well as as She she always ends up winning and pumps.

Susan Collins is a vote that people in Maine don't really get harmed as much by her vote for all of these radical Republican policies because they have a blue state government that protects the women and girls in that state.

But she votes for people like Brett Kavanaugh and with Donald Trump an obscene amount of times.

And that leaves women in red states dead, harm and injured because of Susan Collins.
We now have the Susan Collins vote for Brett Kavanaugh overturning Roe.
And like Jennifer said, of course, in Maine, in Massachusetts, they don't have to worry about it as much as people in the Bible Belt who are affected most profoundly by this woman who votes with Trump.
I think it's over 90% of the time she does her finger wag like, well, I don't know what I'm going to do.
Sit down, shut up, let somebody else that gives a shit about other people.
And I've read in this election, corruption is on the mind of the American voter.
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