The Midpod: The Midterms Podcast
The Midpod: The Midterms Podcast
Nicie Panetta and Heather Atwood
Ep 56 ME-02: "The old Democrat that's coming back" in a working class district
50 minutes Posted Sep 4, 2018 at 7:00 am.
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Delivering healthcare in this vast, rural district has become almost impossible under a whittled away ACA, which the Republican incumbent voted to repeal.  One doctor in the district says the 5th vital sign should be “suffering.”  Traditional work here - lobstering, forestry, and wild blueberries - is the stuff they make postcards of, but these industries are being forced to change.  Some are changing in surprising ways.