Transcript: Chloe Maxmin on how the left can reclaim rural America

Talking with the former Maine state senator about why the right is winning the battle for rural hearts and minds and her playbook for a "Democratic resurgence"

Feb 01, 2023

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Dear friends,

The other day, I shared with you the podcast version of this interview with Chloe Maxmin about her efforts as a progressive to rebuild power in rural America.

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Democrats quit rural America. She has a plan for reclaiming it

Listen now (61 min) | In 2018, Chloe Maxmin, a progressive Democrat then in her late twenties, won a seat in Maine’s House of Representatives, in a red district that, as was noted by observant national publications, contains the most rural county in America’s most rural state…

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3 years ago · 29 likes · 4 comments · Anand Giridharadas

Today, below, if you prefer, an abridged transcript of our conversation.

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