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An oyster farmer with a Nazi-style tattoo, a credible rape allegation, and explosive, near-record turnout in Maine’s Democratic primary: Jeff Mays, sitting in for Sam Roberts, asks state politics reporter Ben Oreskes how Graham Plattner’s stunning rise and fall left Democrats scrambling to replace him in a race they hoped would finally unseat Senator Susan Collins, and why the convention to pick a new nominee is exposing deep anger at party elites and media, along with a powerful distrust of institutions. Then Ben turns to New York, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democratic Socialists of America are reshaping state politics far beyond the five boroughs, roughly doubling their numbers in Albany, winning congressional seats, forging uneasy alliances with Governor Kathy Hochul, and using World Cup soccer and Knicks fandom to connect a global, younger base to a hard-left agenda.

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