Aaron Zittner
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72 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 9 Jul
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The collapse of the Plattner campaign is a big problem for the Democratic Party.
Really, any path to taking a majority in the Senate next year runs through Maine.
That was supposed to be the easiest of the four seats they need to gain in order to win a Senate majority.
Under state law, the process for picking a new nominee falls to the Democratic State Committee.
But we don't know yet what process they will use to select a nominee.
We only know that they need to do it quickly.
Under state law, they have until July 27 to name a new person and put that person's name on the ballot.
We set out to test some of the main elements of American national identity.
How are folks feeling about the things that make us a nation?
Democracy, capitalism, commitment to equality, a sense that there's something unique and even superior about this country compared to other countries.
And we found that fewer than half of Americans say that capitalism is working even somewhat well, much less very well.
People are pessimistic about the economy, pessimistic about the next generation.
And very low shares said that the belief that no one is above the law, the belief that we have a fair judicial system, the belief that we're committed to democracy,
and majority rule, that those things describe America today either extremely well or fairly well.
So, you know, the bottom line is we're not feeling very good about America.
We're almost united in our dissatisfaction.
And we asked, are the best days for America ahead of it or behind it?
And 62% said the best days of America are behind it.
And we found majorities of Republicans and very high shares of independents and Democrats agreeing there.
We're kind of united in our grumpy mood about this country right now.
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