Extremes take the primaries. The middle gets left behind. El-Sayed squeaks through in Michigan. Media Blitz Pod
The extremes just took another round of primaries — and the middle got left behind again. Abdul El-Sayed squeaked through in Michigan by a razor-thin margin, Democrats folded their tents in Idaho and South Dakota, and independent veterans are suddenly the most interesting Senate story in America. Paul Rieckhoff breaks down what it all means for November, from Detroit to Pierre to Boise.
The rigged two-party system delivered another round of primary results this week, and the pattern is impossible to miss: the extremes keep…
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