Were The California Primaries A Blow To The Progressive Movement?

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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Politics, News

4.6 • 20.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The crew breaks down the results of the June 7 primaries. Overall, more moderate candidates were able to win against challengers from the Right and Left flank of both parties, although there was a sizable protest vote in some instances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I probably would actually try to go to sleep at like 130.
0:03.6	I'm too wired.
0:04.6	I can't go to sleep right away.
0:06.1	It takes me like an hour.
0:07.4	Nathaniel, this is why on LiveBlog nights,
0:11.2	as soon as we're done,
0:13.6	I pop a melatonin and drink a glass of wine.
0:16.9	However, then in the morning,
0:19.6	I feel like hung over basically.
0:22.2	When you do that, Galen, especially with the wine, man,
0:24.7	that takes you out.
0:25.9	Believe me, that's the goal.
0:27.1	That's the goal.
0:29.3	Hello and welcome to this early morning primary reaction
0:38.8	edition of the 538 Politics podcast.
0:41.5	I'm Galen Drug.
0:42.8	On Tuesday, seven states held primary contests,
0:46.0	California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, Mississippi,
0:49.6	New Mexico, and South Dakota.
0:51.9	We're still awaiting some final results,
0:53.8	but we have plenty to talk about.
0:55.8	Overall, more moderate candidates did well
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