When people eat cicadas, I think I saw that on Twitter.

Wait, what?

Oh, yeah, they're like delicacies or something.

That was like some way you could cook them.

I mean, they're protein.

Interesting.

Yeah, look, insects that will solve food insecurity, road wide.

Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast.

I'm Gaelin Druke.

I had a nice memorial day weekend.

The 2022 midterms are about a year and a half away.

But the primaries are already less than a year away in a dozen states.

And the field of candidates lining up to compete for their party's nomination is growing in key races.

Handfuls of Democrats are vying to replace retiring Republican senators in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Same goes for Republicans eager to replace Senator Rapportman and Ohio and those trying to oust Liz Cheney in Wyoming.

Today, we're going to take a look at how some of the most competitive primaries are shaping up.

We also have two count them, two good or bad uses of polling today.

One poll suggesting that QAnon is now as popular as some major religions in the US.

We're also going to return to one of our favorite uses of polling with some new updates.

I should also mention there is currently construction going on in the apartment above me.

That's one of the consequences of work from home these days.

So if you hear loud noises throughout this podcast, I apologize.

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