<description>&lt;p&gt;The U.S. midterms are coming up this fall. They could flip control of the House and possibly the Senate. But both parties are dealing with difficult messes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Progressive Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine imploded after allegations of sexual assault, which has laid bare a war in his party. Republican infighting ground Congress to a halt. And Senator Mitch McConnell has not been seen or heard by the public for weeks, following a hospitalization.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alex Shephard, senior editor of the New Republic, joins us to break down the state of each party heading into these consequential elections.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: &lt;a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The U.S. midterms are coming up this fall. They could flip control of the House and possibly the Senate. But both parties are dealing with difficult messes.&nbsp; Progressive Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine imploded after allegations of sexual assault, which has laid bare a war in his party. Republican infighting ground Congress to a halt. And Senator Mitch McConnell has not been seen or heard by the public for weeks, following a hospitalization.&nbsp; Alex Shephard, senior editor of the New Republic, joins us to break down the state of each party heading into these consequential elections.&nbsp; For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts</a>

Front Burner

U.S. politics! Platner implosion, where’s McConnell?

U.S. politics! Platner implosion, where’s McConnell?

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