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Handicapping Dems' Chances in November

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

A mixed picture is emerging from primary elections across America, with major implications for the political fight ahead. President Trump is facing record low approval ratings, while claiming he doesn't care about the midterms. But are the Democrats doing all they can to bolster their chances of recapturing the House and the Senate? Jonathan Martin, senior political columnist at Politico, joins Bianna Golodryga from Minnesota.  Also on today's show: historian Dominic Erdozain on his new book, “To Love a Country: The Problems of Patriotism in America”; foreign policy scholar Robert Kagan    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Amonpur.

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Here's what's coming up.

1:09.2

It looks very much as if Californians really will have the chance to vote for change in November. A crucial night of primary elections across six U.S. states as the midterm race begins to take

1:16.2

shape.

1:17.0

Politico's senior columnist Jonathan Martin joins us to break it all down.

1:21.5

Then...

1:22.0

This July 4th, we will mark two and a half centuries of liberty and triumph, progress and freedom in the most

1:29.3

incredible and exceptional nation ever to exist on the face of the earth.

1:33.5

But with national pride near record lows are Americans up for celebrating?

1:39.4

I speak to historian Dominic Erdesain, author of To Love a Country about the complicated history of patriotism

1:46.5

and its uncertain future. Also ahead. We have already lost this war. It's just a question of

1:53.9

when do we acknowledge it. Stalled negotiations and new escalations between the U.S. and Iran, has Trump run out of cards to play?

2:03.6

Foreign policy expert Robert Kagan tells Walter Isaacson why he believes America is losing leverage and how it could change the world order. Welcome to the program, everyone, I'm Biana Goldriga, New York, sitting in for Christian Amunpur.

2:33.6

A mixed picture is

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