The Primaries Will Continue Until Morale Improves
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🗓️ 21 July 2026
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Troy Jackson locks down the nomination to replace Graham Platner in Maine, Wisconsin's gubornatorial primary devolves into chaos as the governor wades in with an unexpected endorsement, and Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed, who's locked in a heated race with Haley Stevens. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss all the latest from this summer's wild Democratic primaries, Donald Trump's embarrassing showing at the World Cup final, the deadly escalation of war with Iran, and a recent slate of ICE killings that show nothing has gotten better at the Department of Homeland Security — it's just gotten quieter.
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| 1:27.3 | I'm John Lovett. |
| 1:28.3 | Tommy Yutore. |
| 1:29.3 | On today's show, we'll talk about the war with Iran, which claimed more American lives over the weekend and wounded dozens, which the Pentagon is trying to hide. |
| 1:36.3 | We'll also talk about ICE being back in the headlines after killing people in Texas and Maine. |
| 1:40.3 | We'll talk about how the administration is responding and what we know about how Trump's deportation agenda is playing with voters, Latino voters in particular. |
| 1:48.0 | We also have a bunch of news from the world of Democratic primary campaigns. |
| 1:51.0 | Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is all but certain to be the Democratic nominee to take on Susan Collins in Maine. |
| 1:57.0 | There's more chaos in the Wisconsin governor's race. |
| 1:59.0 | And AOC and Bernie rallied for Abdul al-Said in Michigan as his primary against Haley Stevens heats up. |
| 2:07.8 | Well, let's start with some big news from the weekend. |
| 2:09.6 | Spain's 1-0 win over Argentina in the World Cup final in the Meadowlands, |
| 2:14.1 | capping off an incredible tournament. |
| 2:16.8 | No one is sadder about it ending than Donald Trump, who wasn't about to let a return to full-on war with Iran, |
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