Tuesday's election results.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The midterm primaries officially began on March 3, and on Tuesday, primaries were held in states across the country. Elections in Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama drew particular focus, where Republican candidates were facing challenges from President Trump or crowded fields for the party’s nomination.
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| 0:00.0 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:12.5 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 0:27.7 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul. Today is Wednesday, May 20th, and we are going to be talking about Tuesday's election results and some other primary news we've had in the last week or two, |
| 0:39.7 | specifically on the Republican side. We're going to break down exactly what happened. |
| 0:43.4 | Share some views from the left and the right. And then, of course, my take. |
| 0:47.2 | Before we get in, though, I got to do a quick promo at the top. I'm super, super excited to announce that we are coming to Berkeley Springs |
| 0:56.5 | West Virginia on June 13th and June 14th for a special VIP dinner and a live taping of our |
| 1:02.8 | weekly podcast suspension of the rules. Tickets are on sale now. There is a link in today's |
| 1:09.7 | episode description. You can go to readtangle.com |
| 1:12.3 | forward slash live. You can check out the newsletter and click the link in there. And I want to talk |
| 1:17.2 | about why. Why Berkeley Springs? Why now? First of all, Berkeley Springs is an American gem. |
| 1:23.2 | It was incorporated in 1776. There was history everywhere. George Washington used to famously |
| 1:29.5 | visit Berkeley Springs with his ill brother because he believed the warm springs would improve his health. |
| 1:35.0 | It's now kind of just known for greenery, spas, resorts. Speaking of history, we're going to be |
| 1:40.9 | recording live inside the historic star theater. |
| 1:45.1 | Berkeley Springs is also very centrally located in this part of the country. |
| 1:49.6 | It's just a few hours from D.C., Philly, Pittsburgh, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio. |
| 1:55.1 | I'm going to be driving from North Jersey, even parts of Virginia and North Carolina, easily accessible. |
| 2:02.5 | So if you're looking for a summer weekend getaway, this is a good option. Also right now, this is the only live event on our schedule. |
| 2:09.1 | We're hoping to have a couple more before the years out. But if you want to really get an opportunity |
| 2:13.2 | to see the squad, this is it. And uniquely, most of the Tangle team will be in attendance, |
| 2:18.6 | which is unusual. Unlike past events, where it's just been me and a few others, this is actually |
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