{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a105c5511eba3cf15a9e678?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The campaign in Maine","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1779455249075-a7527915-573a-4cd4-85ea-c9c0183ab36a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Maine is different. It’s the only state in America that Kamala Harris won in 2024 which has a Republican senator. It should be one of the easiest seats <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/05/21/leftist-populisms-next-big-test?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">for Democrats</a> to flip in the midterms: <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/2026/us-midterms/prediction-model/senate?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">will it be</a>?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, US editor and host of “Checks and Balance”</li><li>Charlotte Howard, executive editor&nbsp;</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Dan Rosenheck, data editor</li><li>Graham Platner, presumptive Democratic nominee for the Senate in Maine</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>The Senate race in Maine</li><li>Graham Platner’s campaign</li><li>Susan Collins’ Senate career</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}