3678 - Unprecedent Democratic Incumbent Losses; How the Right Still Plans to Kill Birthright Citizenship w/ Elie Mystal
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The Majority Report with Sam Seder.
It is Wednesday, July 1st, 2026. My name is Sam Seder. This is the five-time award-winning Majority Report. We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA. On the program today, Ellie Mistal, columnist and justice correspondent at The Nation magazine to discuss the recent absurd Supreme Court rulings. Also on the program today, DSA gets another member of their caucus in the U.S. Congress. Milat Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent by what looks to be double digits. Meanwhile in Colorado, sitting Senator Michael Bennett loses his race to be governor. and more bad news for the establishment. New report, Trump soaked his crypto-chumping followers for $1.4 billion of the $2 billion he made last year.
The rest presumably bribes to get pardons. Meanwhile, Trump supposedly considering an all-out war again with Iran... as U.S. oil reserves hit a 40-year low. House rejects Lebanon War Powers resolution, also votes to disclose House sexual misconduct settlements, and then the House goes on early recess as Mike Johnson loses hold of his caucus. Tell us some. Polling shows Dems in striking distance of taking the Senate. Tom Keene returns to the House revealing he had inpatient treatment for depression. All this and more on today's... Majority Report. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. People are already asking, like, is Emma going to be there today? Is she out?
I can't believe this is a thing now. I had a lovely night in and enjoyed the wind from my apartment.
This was probably, I mean, since this actually happened in June. Yeah. June 2026, probably the best June of your entire life.
Honestly, honestly, honestly. I got married last June.
Laughter
No, no, it's the second best June. June 2025 and 2026 are the two best Junes. You can just leave it at that. I mean, yes, exactly. June is a banner month for me starting as of last year. So we'll see what next June comes. Oh, my God.
Oh, boy.
What big headlines open the show about DSA wins and incumbent losses?
Okay, well. And thank you, Brian, for laughing at that, at the Mike Johnson losing control of his caucus. And I wrote it when I started laughing and I'm like, I'm saving this for everybody. Thanks for joining us. Obviously, a great night last night in terms of the DSA. They've added a another member of Congress. If you include Brad Lander as who refers to himself as a Democratic socialist, not necessarily a member of DSA. I think we're up to eight now in the House. And counting, there are more candidates out there. We'll have time to discuss sort of a lot of this. Michael Bennett loses his race, which is also indicative of this era. I don't know that the guy won is going to be. you know, measurably better in Colorado in terms of their governorship.
But the point being that there is real anger. at Democrats who have been seen as too comfortable in their incumbency and not doing enough to both fight Trump, but also to address the underlying reasons why a Trump in this Republican Party is possible today. Here is... Milad Kiros at her election victory party, recalling really her, I guess, her origin story in politics. This is clip number one.
And as Matt pulls it up, it's the wrong link. OK, so. Yeah. Mela Kiros was she's about to talk about her origin story, but she walks the walk when it comes to standing up for Palestine, like anybody who had knowledge of Israel's apartheid and the ethnostate. She and Daria Lisa Avila Shavoyer did as well knew on October 8th that Israel was going to unleash hell on Gaza. And she spoke honestly about Zionism and Israel's genocide and was fired in retaliation for it. And that launched her into politics. So here she is at her victory party talking about how she got involved.
I want to tell you something about why this campaign matters. Because it matters for what comes next. When I wrote a letter defending students' rights to protest the genocide in Gaza, my law firm told me, take it down or you're fired.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:40
2
What big headlines open the show about DSA wins and incumbent losses?
3:40–30:00
3
How did Mela (Melat) Kiros describe her path from being fired to winning a House primary?
30:00–44:57
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Why do hosts say DSA organizing beats establishment money in primaries?
44:57–1:14:57
Speakers
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