Democratic and Republican Infighting in Texas Primaries

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Steve Hayes is joined by The Atlantic's Elaine Godfrey, Kevin Williamson, Mike Warren, and David Drucker to discuss today’s U.S. Senate primary elections in Texas, as well as both Kevin and Elaine's on-the-ground reporting leading up to the heated contests.The Agenda:—Texas Democratic primary—‘Elaine From Atlantic … She Needs to Leave’—Texas Republican primary—The Trump endorsement—The impact of identity politics—Trump's impact on the midterms—NWYT: Regional chains Show Notes:—Listen to Kevin Williamson read his article here. The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by clicking here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast. I'm Steve Hayes.
0:33.2	I'm joined today by Elaine Godfrey, staff writer at the Atlantic, as well as my dispatch colleagues,
0:39.5	Kevin Williamson, our national correspondent, Mike Warren, senior editor, and David Drucker, a senior
0:45.1	writer. On today's roundtable, we'll discuss the fascinating primary campaigns on the Republican
0:51.8	and the Democratic side of the Texas Senate contest.
0:56.4	We will also discuss Kevin Williamson's fascinating piece on Texas politics and Texas more
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