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Alex Seitz-Wald

@aseitzwald.bsky.social
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Small town newspaper editor in Midcoast Maine, former national political reporter for NBC News. Dad, Bearded-American, collector of hobbies.

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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
She Was Trying to Rescue a Dog From a Hot Truck. Camden Police Charged Her With a Crime. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/she-was...
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She Was Trying to Rescue a Dog From a Hot Truck. Camden Police Charged Her With a Crime.
Police said the dog outside Long Grain was safe. Witnesses who measured the temperature inside at 90 degrees disagreed.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sal reads "Blueberries for Sal" 🫐 Listen to Sally McCloskey, who rarely leaves her tiny Maine island, read the book her father wrote for her at age 3. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/listen-...
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LISTEN: Sal Reads 'Blueberries for Sal'
Sally McCloskey rarely leaves her tiny Maine island, but made a special exception to share the book her father wrote for her at age 3 with children at Union Fair.
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“It’s the coldest take in the world, but living in a place helps you understand it better than anything else.” — @aseitzwald.bsky.social
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Out of State: How Graham Platner’s Senate campaign vexed the national press.
How Graham Platner’s Senate campaign vexed the national press.
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“It does kind of feel like a Whole Foods parking lot in Portland is the new diner in Ohio where you talk to voters to be baffled that they’re still supporting their candidate,” says @aseitzwald.bsky.social.
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Out of State: How Graham Platner’s Senate campaign vexed the national press.
How Graham Platner’s Senate campaign vexed the national press.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Here’s the full story with quotes from what we heard from readers. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/will-th...
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Will the Latest Platner Scandal Stick this Time?
We asked Midcoast Villager readers for their thoughts.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"The question for Platner: Does his aggressive maleness, his macho-ness, the anger, does that push some women into Collins' camp? And are there enough men, progressives, or women who feel differently to make up for it on the other end?" says @aseitzwald.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2098...
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"The real swing voters in Maine are not white working class men, but educated middle-age and older women who might be registered Democrats or independents but voted for Collins in the past because they find her reasonable," @aseitzwald.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2098...
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
One of the most famous views in American art is now accessible to the public for the first time ever. www.midcoastvillager.com/life/taking-...
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Did Janet Mills just pull out of a debate? Seems to me like a case of miscommunication. But depends on who you ask — so I’ll lay it out and let you decide…
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
JTA reveals Graham Platner will host a Passover seder this week in their deep dive into his connection to Jews/Judaism. #MEpolitics via @aseitzwald.bsky.social
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Graham Platner to host Maine Passover seder as polarizing Senate candidate expands Jewish outreach - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Democratic hopeful also shared his “direct family connection to Judaism" as Jewish groups have expressed concerns.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Via @aseitzwald.bsky.social a list of Janet Mills's weekend public appearances. Far as we're aware these are the first of the campaign that've been widely publicized in advance and are (presumably) open to all. Comes in the context of a poll showing Mills behind and losing ground. #MEpolitics
Janet Mills campaign appearances.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
NEWS: First independent poll in months of the Maine Senate race shows Graham Platner with a BIG lead over Janet Mills in the Dem primary. From the Univ. of NH Survey Center: - Platner: 64% - Mills: 26% - Undecided: 6% n=462 so sample size is not ideal. scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
SCOOP: Maine GOP Leaders Proposed Impeaching Sec. State Shenna Bellows Over ICE Snub. Republican legislative leaders demanded action after she declined to grant undercover license plates to ICE agents. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/maine-g...
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Maine GOP Proposed Impeaching Secretary of State Over ICE Snub
Republican legislative leaders demanded action after Shenna Bellows declined to grant undercover license plates to ICE agents.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
NEW: Maine District Attorney says ICE raids are "unnecessary and unwanted," and are "terrorizing" her constituents. "Maine is the safest state in the country...do not bring violence and chaos to our doorstep." www.midcoastvillager.com/news/publics...
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District Attorney: ICE Raids are Unnecessary and Unwanted
Natasha Irving said unjustified violence against people in her district will not go unanswered.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Sara Gideon's 2020 campaign sent $4,000 to Janet Mills in Q4. (h/t @aseitzwald.bsky.social). Also: Hard to tell for sure from the raw data but it *looks* like Gideon's campaign made more in interest on her approx $3.3M stash in Q4 than she gave to candidates/charities. Beyond gross. #MEpolitics
FEC.gov contribution details from Sara Gideon's campaign account: Indicates two $2,000 donations to Janet Mills's campaign account.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
EXCLUSIVE: In her first-ever interview, Graham Platner's wife, Amy Gertner, reveals to the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social that she and her husband are traveling to Norway for IVF treatments in the middle of the campaign after finding U.S. options unaffordable. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/health/...
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The Streisand Effect working overtime today.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Hey political reporter friends, burnt out on DC and looking for a change? The @bangordailynews.bsky.social is looking for a Senior Political Reporter. www.journalismjobs.com/1692129-seni...
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JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Senior Political Reporter
JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
What makes me optimistic about the future of local news, despite the bleak present. From my convo with @oknox.bsky.social. www.usnews.com/news/u-s-new... .
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Julia Tilton @juliatilton.com · 01/12/2025
Catching up after Thanksgiving: Sat down with @aseitzwald.bsky.social of The Midcoast Villager for last week’s Q&A in @dailyyonder.bsky.social. We talked shop about rural news, earning trust, and what to make of the media industry in 2025. dailyyonder.com/qa-rural-mai...
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Q&A: Rural Maine Newspaper Editor Alex Seitz-Wald | The Daily Yonder
Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Susan Collins signs petition being circulated to put a referendum on the Maine ballot in 2026 barring trans students from school bathrooms and sports teams of the gender they identify with.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Tune in to @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social tomorrow to catch the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social newspaper and cafe in their pre-Thanksgiving food issue!
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I once asked Tom Steyer why he wasn’t on a beach in Fiji sipping Mai Thais, like I would if I had a billion dollars. “If I were in Fiji sipping a Mai Tai, I would be despondent.” OK, not a beach guy. What about chilling on his gorgeous 1,800-acre cattle ranch?
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
A local brewery had invited @SenatorCollins @JanetMillsforME and @grahamformaine to a drinking contest. Please please make this happen! Democracy demands it.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Pleasure chatting with @aidanryan.bsky.social about leaving national politics for local news in Maine and getting sucked right back into the campaign drama. Great questions about the dynamics between local and national news. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/b...
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Alex Seitz-Wald left broadcast news for a local Maine paper. The 2026 campaign won’t let him escape the national scene. - The Boston Globe
The Globe spoke to Alex Seitz-Wald about transitioning from NBC to the Midcoast Villager — and how coverage of Graham Platner’s controversial US Senate campaign bridged the gap.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I picked a hell of a year to move to Maine to retire from national politics.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
BREAKING: Rep. Jared Golden announces he won't seek reelection: "I don’t fear losing. What has become apparent to me is that I now dread the prospect of winning." www.midcoastvillager.com/voices/opini...
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
BREAKING: Former Maine college student wins New York City mayoral race.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Took my daughter to vote with me before school, which was convenient because the whole town votes in her school’s gym.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This is better than fine.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I've long been a fan of @michellegoldberg.bsky.social but especially appreciate her candidness about the evolution of her thinking on Graham Platner after coming to Maine and seeing what's happening on the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
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Opinion | I Thought Graham Platner Was Finished. What I Saw in Maine Changed My Mind.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
A Bowdoin grad is about to maybe become the next mayor of New York, but you wouldn't know it from the college itself, which has made no mention of Zohran Mamdani's campaign on its website, frustrating some alumni. As one quipped, the NYT wrote about Mamdani’s ties to Bowdoin before Bowdoin did.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
NEW: Graham Platner Soldiers On From my vantage on the ground here in Maine, rumors of Platner's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I've seen many campaigns implode in my 15 years covering national politics — none looked like this. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/politic...
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Graham Platner Soldiers On
Large crowds in the Midcoast suggest that rumors of the oyster farmer's political demise are exaggerated.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Despite everything, this room is absolutely packed for Graham Platner in Damariscotta.
School gymnasium filled with hundreds of people for a Graham Platner event
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Good added context about the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social here that didn't make it into the NYT. We're building on a rich history of small-town news innovation here -- and have plenty of Village Soup momentoes around the office.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 27/10/2025
New at Media Nation: The New York Times discovers Maine’s Midcoast Villager. Here’s the rest of the story. dankennedy.net/2025/10/27/t...
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The New York Times discovers Maine’s Midcoast Villager. Here’s the rest of the story.
The Midcoast Villager, an innovative weekly newspaper based in Camden, Maine, got The New York Times treatment last week. But though the Times lavished attention on the high-profile journalists who…
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Me peepin’ leaves right now
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This ME-Sen poll and this account are fake. No such poll on Emerson Polling's website or X feed. And take a close look at the account's handle: @PoliticPollss when the real one it's impersonating is @Politics_Polls.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Nothing but respect for MY ballroom! 🇺🇸 🫡
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Unluckily or luckily for him, depending on how it goes, Platner’s event tonight happens to be in Ogunquit, which is just about the most accessible part of Maine to the outside world, between Boston and Portland, allowing for maximum media turnout compared to almost anywhere else.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Here's a counter-narrative datapoint: A 70-something reader in Rockland just emailed to cancel her subscription because we covered the Graham Platner controversy: "I no longer want to receive this newspaper... I'm disgusted."
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Jacob Rubashkin @rubashkin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Liked this Times feature on what @aseitzwald.bsky.social and co are up to in Maine? Be sure to listen to Alex on the latest Inside Elections — all about Maine politics! youtu.be/Lmfg9W3XoDQ?...
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Episode 57: Can Anyone Beat Susan Collins in Maine? w/ Alex Seitz-Wald of Midcoast Villager
YouTube video by Inside Elections
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
NEWS: Former ME-2 Dem Rep. Mike Michaud snubs Jared Golden, endorses his primary challenger. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/politic...
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Mike Michaud Snubs Jared Golden, Endorses Primary Challenger
The endorsement will make it harder for Golden and his allies to ignore Matt Dunlap's challenge in the Democratic primary.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I love what Alex and co. are doing in Maine and I really hope it becomes sustainable, and -- unlikely as it may seem -- maybe even replicable elsewhere.
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Joshua Green @joshuagreen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Great story on the Midcoast Villager, @aseitzwald.bsky.social-and-team's super cool effort to revive local journalism in Maine: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/s...
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Running a Local Paper? In This Economy?
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Some huge news for the @midcoastvillager: 1) We just won best weekly newspaper in the state from the Maine Press Association! 2) The NYT just ran a big feature on us and why we've managed to attract national talent! 3) We just set up the ability to accept tax-deductible donations!
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Running a Local Paper? In This Economy?
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
This is big. She’s a longtime lobsterman and Maine fishing industry advocate, Maine as it gets, not some DC hired gun. “I cannot overlook the volume and nature of his past comments, many of which were made as an adult, not as a young man.”
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Former Maine lawmaker resigns from Graham Platner's campaign over Reddit posts
Genevieve McDonald, who was the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate's political director, said comments reported this week "are not words or values I can stand behind in a candidate."
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The UAW just endorsed Graham Platner, the day after Gov. Janet Mills jumped into the race for Maine Senate.
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Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Graham Platner, asked about Janet Mill's age by @jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "It's not about how old you are, it's about how old your ideas are."
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Maine journalist (and former NBC News reporter) @aseitzwald.bsky.social and I had a 538-style conversation about the electoral strengths and weaknesses of Platner, Collins and Mills in what is shaping up to be the most interesting Senate race in the country. newrepublic.com/article/2017...
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Transcript: Maine’s Mills-Platner Senate Race Is A Huge Dem Battle
Governor Janet Mills U.S. Senate run against Graham Platner will pit the Democrats’ establishment wing against the insurgent bloc, says Maine journalist Alex Seitz-Wald.
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