Thursday, August 20, 2026 · Elections
DSA REPLACES THE RESISTANCE AS DEMOCRATS' NEW RADICAL BASE...
Politico admits the Trump Resistance is getting crushed in primaries — replaced by DSA insurgents. In Michigan, socialist El Sayed leads the Senate race by 7 in the latest Quinnipiac while the RCP average shows him up by less than 1. In Alaska, a Democrat edged out a Republican for fourth place, setting up a 2x2 general.
The Democratic Party is more radical than ever — and even the 2028 contenders D.C. is trying to prop up are proving how out of step they are with their own base. That brings the midterms into sharp relief, and it means the stakes of midterm losses could not be higher.
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