They also break down how the Democratic Party is changing its ideological direction again, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Abdul El-Sayed distancing themselves from some of the more unpopular angles of progressive politics without alienating the activist left. Plus, is AOC’s very public announcement that she’s freezing her eggs a sign she plans to run for president in 2028? The program closes with Todd Blanche’s elevation to attorney general and a debate over transgender eligibility in the WNBA.
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00:00 — Opening: Can Francesca Hong Win?
Walworth, Cannon, and Bevan preview Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary tomorrow, where DSA member Francesca Hong is favored to win.
Watch: Francesca Hong: I’m Not Interested In Abolishing Prisons Or Defunding The Police
RCP Average: 2026 Wisconsin Governor – Democratic Primary | Hong +22
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06:27 — Lindsey Graham’s Sister vs. Everybody
The panel turns to South Carolina’s crowded Republican Senate primary, where Darlene Graham is relying on President Trump’s endorsement and inherited political support from her late brother Lindsey. The group expects her to make it to the runoff, but questions why she’s doing this and whether she has what it takes to win a one-on-one race.
RCP Average: South Carolina Senate Republican Special Primary | Darlene Graham Nordone +13
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21:38 — Mike Lindell Leading GOP Primary in Minnesota
“MyPillow guy” Mike Lindell is leading in the polls in the Republican primary for Minnesota governor. Does he have a shot at winning in November? “When you have people who are as divisive and—I don’t want to say buffoonish, but maybe that’s the right word—as Mike Lindell, it kind of hurts the party,” Tom Bevan said.
RCP Average: 2026 Minnesota Governor – Republican Primary | Lindell +6
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15:21 — Michelle Tafoya & Minnesota Senate
Michelle Tafoya is described as the clear Republican frontrunner for Senate in Minnesota and looks at how her “normie” appeal will play in a general election. “I think the Minnesota Republican Party is actually relatively strong,” Porter said. “And on the left you have sort of hard-left vs. hard-hard-left.”
“She’s running basically like, ‘I’m a normie, I’m not even a politician, we need common sense, and we don’t have it in this state.’ That is a message that I think does resonate,” Bevan said.
RCP Average: 2026 Minnesota Senate – Republican Primary | Tafoya +35
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19:30 — AOC, Others Disavow “Woke 1.0”
The panel analyzes AOC’s remark that “Woke 1.0 was crazy” as an attempt to distance herself from unpopular progressive politics without repudiating her past views or more radical voters. They connect that strategy to Abdul El-Sayed citing “cancel culture” when pressed about controversial statements from his supporter, Hasan Piker. Is there any real moderation taking place?
“I think that was a brilliant little statement,” Porter said. “It acknowledges what has to be really obvious to everybody, which is it, yeah — it was crazy, but now we have a new version.”
“Instead of making an actual apology… ‘We made a mistake on that. We shouldn’t have done that.’ There’s none of that,” Bevan added. “It’s just like, That was crazy.”
Watch: AOC on Francesca Hong: Woke-1.0 Was Crazy
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28:49 — AOC Announces She’s Freezing Her Eggs
The group comments on AOC’s decision to publicly document freezing her eggs, and whether that adds to her appeal as a future presidential candidate.
“This just shows why I think she’s formidable, would be a formidable candidate, because she’s able to make that connection with people, particularly younger voters,” Bevan said. “Fortune favors the bold.”
“She is the one who can harness the energy from these DSA folks and pull it back and be an acceptable compromise for this party that is currently going through this schism,” he said. “I think it is her moment if she wants it to be.”
Watch: AOC Announces She’s Freezing Her Eggs: “Don’t Be Weird About This”
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39:01 — Blanche Confirmed as AG
The group discusses Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general and revisits the Senate negotiations surrounding his confirmation, which drew opposition from several Republican senators.
“The attorney general works for the president of the United States. He’s not some kind of independent, free-floating enforcer of the law,” Porter said. “There is this kind of myth that somehow the Department of Justice is supposed to be independent of the presidency.”
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42:56 — NBA Players Declaring for WNBA Draft
The episode ends with controversy over transgender eligibility in the WNBA after Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom said they would seek entry into the league. Bevan says they’re forcing the WNBA to confront the practical limits of its inclusion policies, while Porter frames the controversy as a question about whether the primary purpose of a professional sports league is to define the limits of social inclusion.
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