One thing about this project that I’m excited about is opportunity to speak with voters in Maine who defy easy categorization.

The voters who don’t fit neatly into one of the funnels sketched out on whiteboards inside the beltway offices of high dollar political consulting, advertising and polling firms.

Andre Davis is one of these voters.

I met with Davis, who’s in his mid-40s, on a recent Sunday morning at his apartment in Westbrook.

Show Notes

Music heard on today's episode:

https://sumnermckane.bandcamp.com/track/the-ogjuck-victorious-hunting-theme

https://sumnermckane.bandcamp.com/track/1975-chevy-nova

https://sumnermckane.bandcamp.com/track/the-cookee-brought-the-dinners-out

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During a recent press gaggle on the south lawn of the White House, a reporter asked President Trump if Americans’ financial situations are part of his thinking as he negotiates on ending the Iran War.

President Trump said denying Iran a nuclear weapon was the only thing on his mind.

But recent polling suggests Trump—and incumbents and challengers actually on the ballot this fall—ought to be very concerned with the growing economic challenges facing Ross Martikke and other Americans due to the Iran War and the president’s conduct of the conflict.

I met Ross Martikke on a recent Sunday for a chat at the trailer he shares with his fiancé in Old Town.

Show Notes

Music on this episode:

Sumner McKane Group - NANOOK - the ogjuck-victorious hunting theme

Sumner McKane - CLOSING THE CIRCLE (SCORE) - bouncing bait

Sumner McKane - In The Blood Film Score - Lasted Nearly 100 Years

Sumner McKane - In The Blood Film Score - The Headworks

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Graham Platner has been drawing large crowds since he entered the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate last year—and according to recent polls—is now leading Governor Janet Mills in the race to take on Senator Susan Collins.

A few weeks ago, I drove up to Greenville on a rainy Monday evening to see Platner do a town hall in a school gymnasium.

I was curious to see who would turn out for Platner in one of Maine’s most conservative counties and why.

Greenville residents John and CindyBohl, who’ve both voted Republican in the past, agreed to chat after the event.

Cindy began by sharing a conversation she’s had at a funeral in town the day before.

Show Notes

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Music from today's show include the following selections.

Sumner McKane Group - NANOOK - 09 the ogjuck-victorious hunting theme

Sumner McKane Group - NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS - 11 sting's alias

It’s Unorganized Territory, the podcast where Maine voters have their say on the 2026 election and America’s political moment. I’m Jay Field. It’s Thursday April 9th.

I met Wayne Farrin one afternoon as he was finishing up lunch with real estate colleagues at the Jefferson Market and General Store.

As we chatted about the election, I quickly learned that Wayne has two other jobs besides being a realtor.

He’s also the elected representative for Jefferson and surrounding towns in the state legislature and owns and runs the general store.

It’s been more than a month of war with Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

High gas prices that drag on are the equivalent of political kryptonite.

They mess with family budgets and can cause voters to spend less and punish incumbents at the polls.

Unorganized Territory hit the 2026 State of Maine Sportsman’s Show at the Augusta Civic Center to informally sample the level of concern within one part of Maine’s nearly $10 billion tourism economy.

Show Notes

Today's music:

Sumner McKane Group - Nanook - the ogjuck/victorious hunting theme

Sumner McKane - In The Blood Film Score - The Spring Drive

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One morning, earlier this week, I paid a visit to the state capitol in Augusta.

A one-day, mobile museum featuring original artifacts from American history was set up in the Hall of Flags, under the Capitol Dome, in honor the nation’s 250th birthday.

A crowd was just starting to gather, as I introduced myself to a man standing near the exhibit table in a dark sweatshirt and ball cap, a 64-year-old pastor from Fryeberg named Eric Ness.

Show Notes

Music on today's episode:

Sumner McKane Group – Nanook – the ogjuck victorious hunting theme

Sumner McKane – In The Blood Film Score – Creative Ingenuity

Diane Langworthy has lived in Aroostook County almost continuously since the early 1980s.

She’s retired now, after a long career as a pastor with the United Church of Christ, where she served parishes in Houlton and Fort Fairfield.

As she looks to November, Diane has questions.

Will high food prices make it more difficult to afford the large family meals she loves to cook for her sixteen grandchildren—many of whom live nearby and have defied the County’s persistent outmigration trend?

Will she and her husband have the health care they need nearby, as they age?

Or will they need to move away, as some friends already have?

Show Notes

Today's episode includes music selections from the following:

Sumner McKane Group – Nanook – the ogjuck victorious hunting theme

Sumner McKane – In The Blood Film Score – Who Were They

We all have that friend, right?

When the subject turns to politics, elections and the state of the world, they go there.

This is the person who says out loud the stuff everyone around them is thinking, but not saying.

This is Jason Ward.

Jason went to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He served as a naval engineering officer on a guided missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf and was the ship’s judge advocate general or JAG. After leaving the Navy, Jason moved to the private sector, climbed the ladder in executive recruiting, and now runs his own headhunting business. I met Jason late one afternoon, in an empty conference room at the Cushing Town Office, a few days after Alex Pretti was killed by border patrol agents in Minneapolis.

Music on today's show:

Sumner McKane Group - Nanook - the ojuck victorious hunting theme

Sumner McKane - In The Blood Film Score - The Reputation

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