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Episodes · 12 months
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Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, May 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 1 of 3,584, 0 of 3,862, 1 of 4,115, 1 of 4,226, 1 of 4,731, 0 of 4,438, 2 of 4,230, 2 of 4,319, 2 of 4,515, 2 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
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Where they standLast discussed
3mo ago
Aug 5, 2026
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp6 people
67%
33%
- Oppose Graham Platner's candidacy4 people · 67%
- Support Graham Platner's candidacy2 people · 33%
Oppose Graham Platner's candidacy
Graham Platner is a flawed candidate whose scandals and behavior hinder the effort to defeat Susan Collins.
4 people · 3 episodes
Grant Platner's exit video is counterproductive to the goal of defeating Susan Collins and makes it harder to achieve the things Platner claims to care about.
“And by going down this path of conspiracy theories to dis- as you say to disillusion his supporters, he is making that less likely. He's making it harder to accomplish things he did.”
Pod Save America · Jul 2026 · 9 episodes · 2.3M views on this topic
Ben Shapiro maintains that it is illogical for Democrats to support a candidate like Graham Platner simply to defeat a Republican like Susan Collins.
“Democrats say you have to vote for the SS tattoo guy to stop her. That's how crazy they've become. How radical.”
The Ben Shapiro Show · Jun 2026 · 4 episodes · 1.9M views on this topic
Grant Platner's exit is being handled in an unconscionable way that disillusions supporters and complicates the path to defeating Susan Collins.
“I mean, I just think it's completely unconscionable that this is the way this guy is exiting the race.”
Pod Save America · Jul 2026 · 3 episodes · 566K views on this topicSupport Graham Platner's candidacy
Graham Platner is a viable and resonant candidate capable of defeating Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race.
2 people · 2 episodes
Graham Platner believes that his chances of defeating Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race are extremely high.
“Very high. Extremely high actually. I one polling bears that out.”
The Interview · May 2026 · 2 episodes · 412K views on this topic
Hasan argues that Graham Platner's military background and ability to speak authentically resonate with voters in a way that typical political messaging does not.
“I think because it's a Was he a za Blackwater? I don't know if Matt Yglesias Blackwater, but let's be real. Plenty of people have already, and the reality of the matter is this is not a part of the calculus at all for Manners.”
HasanAbi · May 2026 · 2 episodes · 245K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record May 2024