Deepa Shivaram

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The NPR Politics Podcast · Voters sent mixed messages in Tuesday's primaries · 12 Aug 2026 podcast

And then it kind of became a crowded field again.

How did that shake out last night?

I want to dig into that a little bit more because I think there's sort of this perception that like, oh, you know, someone like Abdul El-Sayed just won this primary race in Michigan.

That's near Wisconsin, both Midwest swingy states.

So maybe there was a trend going on potentially of progressive Democrats, right, beating out more moderate candidates.

I think on a very surface level, this race seems to buck that trend.

But to your point, Tam, it was very narrow and

And there was also high turnout.

So how did that kind of factor in and into what this shows us?

You mentioned Minnesota.

Let's get into that.

Over in Minnesota, the progressive candidate did win the Democratic primary for Senate.

What happened there last night?

That is a really interesting anecdote.

Talk to me about this race a little bit more specifically.

What were the issues that were at play?

That's really interesting as we repeatedly talk about how the economy is also quickly not becoming one of Republican strengths either.

I want to stay in Minnesota for a second because I want to talk about the Republican who Flanagan will face in November.

Kind of an interesting situation here.

All right.

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