Sumi Somaskanda
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168 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 8 Jul
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This guy has Trump Arrangement Syndrome.
And it's Sumi also in the BBC Bureau in Washington, D.C.
It's great to be here and honored to share this amazing podcast studio with you.
Yeah, that's right.
Probably for some of your international audiences, they're wondering, why on earth do we spend so much time talking about the state of Maine?
But that's precisely the reason.
The Democrats don't just want to win the House of Representatives back in the midterm elections.
They want to win back the Senate as well.
And if you do the math, Maine is a key part of that equation.
And it's a place where you have an incumbent Republican senator, Susan Collins.
She's been there for many years.
And she's looking particularly vulnerable this cycle.
And because of that, Democrats thought or think that they have a real chance to unseat her.
But it all comes down to who would do that.
We will talk a bit later in the pod about why Graham Plattner is both controversial, but also exciting for a lot of Democrats in particular.
But you mentioned the new allegations that have emerged, Anthony.
One of those women who's come forward is Jenny Rasico.
She had previously dated Graham Plattner
She spoke to Politico and also CNN's Jake Tapper.
So let's listen to what she said.
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