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Graham Platner’s victory reveals a winning midterms playbook | Pepper Culpepper
Voters want someone they trust to change the economic deal Graham Platner’s victory in the Maine Democratic primary, despite controversies that would sink more conventional candidates , shows us that voters are not simply rejecting incumbents. They are responding to candidates – even those with pretty dire baggage – who speak to a widespread belief that the economic system is increasingly rigged in favour of billionaires and large corporations. In my research with Harvard professor Taeku Lee, b…
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