'BradCast' 8/5/2026 (El-Sayed's Primary Win in MI Will Test Popularity of Progressivism; Guest: John Nichols of 'The Nation')

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On today's 'BradCast': The critical 2026 midterm elections are taking shape after major primary races on Tuesday in Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Washington, and in the battleground state of Michigan, where progressives and democratic socialists for U.S. House ousted moderate Democratic incumbents. Voters in Missouri resoundingly defeated the Republican state legislature's anti-democratic measures attempting to make it much, much harder to approve and pass citizen-initiated ballot proposals. Kansas voters rejected state GOP lawmakers' attempt to dismantle the state's bipartisan system for nominating state justices. The Nation's JOHN NICHOLS delves into this week's primary results, including the razor-thin victory of Abdul El-Sayed for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan, the evolving political landscape, the divides within the Democratic Party, mobilizing voters before November, and much more.

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