The Bulwark74%
Sarah Longwell and Alex Seitz-Wald: The Maine Thing 65%
By Sarah Longwell91%
7/23/2026, 7:37:41 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 19 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Unattributed Quote, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 37.2% saturation with 74 hits. Analysis detected 523 faulty-reasoning hits from 199 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 59.5% and a BS Rank of 65% (7,465 of 21,203 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 64.80% of the article peer group.
In 2026, everyone who follows politics has an opinion about Maine politics.
Here’s the thing: a lot of people in Maine think they’re wrong.
So, Sarah talked to a former national political reporter who moved his family to Maine to help stand up a local paper.
Former NBC News reporter Alex Seitz-Wald, now deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, joins to discuss his transition to local journalism, the unique culture of Maine politics, and how Graham Platner’s exit from the U.S.
Senate race landed with Maine voters.
They also size up the new Democratic candidate, Troy Jackson, and discuss why Susan Collins has had such staying power, and how–or whether–her luck might finallt run out in 2026.
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