What Abdul El-Sayed’s Win Means for Democrats

Mike Warren and John McCormack discuss the battle between moderates and populists in the Democratic Party and the abuse allegations against Republican Rep. Max Miller.

The Agenda:

—Michigan primary

—Minnesota and Wisconsin primaries

—Blue wave possibilities

—Max Miller allegations (thedispatch.com/article/max-miller-abuse-alleg…)

—Trump’s support for Max Miller

—NWYT:The cost of a burrito (forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2026/08/09/conservat…)

Show notes:

—Francesca Hong’s Culver’s tweet (x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/11461006825896919…)

—Francesca Hong’s Thanksgiving tweets (washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/06/wiscons…)

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