Graham Platner

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2,222 appearances 59 recordings 20 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 9 Jul

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Up First from NPR · Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers · 1 Jun 2026 podcast

But at the national level, I mean, there's still, and one, like my criticisms of the party don't change just because we won.

In fact, in many ways, it just shows that our criticisms were correct.

New leadership, but also like a new way of doing politics.

I mean, in many ways, we did just beat the Democratic establishment.

And we did it with a candidate that nobody had ever heard of before August of last year.

And...

That, I think, is a data point that their version of politics really doesn't meet the moment at all.

And that what we're doing, which is totally different and focused far more on people and engaging people, not trying to dictate to them, this is the politics of the future.

Oh, because I wanted to serve my country.

I don't, I've always found it strange that people can't comprehend that you can criticize the behavior of your government while also still loving your country.

Well, I mean, there are very few people that join the Marine Corps infantry.

But there is a subset of young Americans who do see their best path to service as through something like the Marine Corps infantry.

And I was one of those young Americans.

Blocking every bit of funding possible.

We shouldn't send a single dollar for any of this nonsense.

I would absolutely be – and it's hard to say this.

Because people often – like, if you were in the Senate – if I was in the Senate, we might have a Democratic majority, which means a totally – I mean, it's – You could actually do things.

I'll be honest.

It's a hypothetical that is kind of hard to actually play out.

But –

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