Anthony Zurcher
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26 appearances
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1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 6 Aug
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It was narrowly decided just by about 1%, it looks like it's going to be.
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It exposed the divides in the Democratic Party between centrists, the Democratic establishment here in Washington, D.C., that backs candidates that they deem to be electable, and the grassroots liberal wing of the Democratic Party that wants fighters, people who are going to take it to Donald Trump and fully embrace left-wing policy proposals like taxing the wealthy and
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cutting off United States military aid to Israel, providing government-run health insurance to all Americans, and getting money out of politics.
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Clearly, the voting in Michigan demonstrates that the party still has these divisions.
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The challenge for Abdul El-Sayed now is going to be uniting that party to take on the Republican November in what is going to be a very, very important race for determining which party controls the United States Senate in November.
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What do you think it tells us about the future direction of the Democrats, particularly with, as you say, those crucial midterms around the corner?
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I think it shows that the Democratic establishment, its influence in a lot of these races is waning.
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And even when they were able to direct overwhelming campaign funds to support the candidate of their choice, that by no means guarantees victories.
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I also think it shows that being willing to criticize Israel and America's support for Israel is no longer a black mark on a candidate that
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This is actually something that is more in line at this point with where a lot of Democratic voters are.
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Pro-Israeli interest groups, including AIPAC, supported Haley Stevens overwhelmingly, tens of millions of dollars to her campaign.
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She outspent El-Sayed by about a margin of 10 to 1 in this race.
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And that didn't matter.
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The grassroots enthusiasm was on El-Sayed's part.
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When you listen to progressives, this is just a first step.
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What they're really hoping is to show that a candidate like El-Sayed can win in a battleground state in November.
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And maybe we need to have a progressive as the Democratic presidential standard bearer in 2028.
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It certainly will bolster their argument if that's the case.
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And what's been the reaction from the Republican Party?
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Well, they've already gone after El-Sayed.
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