405: Monday Musing: "Centrist" Dems Rather See MAGA Win Than Progressives

405: Monday Musing: "Centrist" Dems Rather See MAGA Win Than Progressives

From Left of Lansing by Left of Lansing

June 1, 2026 · 7 min · Episode 405

About this episode

Pat Johnston discusses the resistance of Democratic Party insiders against progressive candidates.

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for June 1, 2026. Pat Johnston explains why Democratic Party insiders are doing their best to block progressive-populists, like Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary frontrunner Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, and others across the country, from winning. These corporate-Democratic elites would rather fight to keep their cushy jobs in Washington D.C. and Michigan than really fight to represent the working class. Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can! leftoflansing@gmail.com Left of Lansing is now on YouTube as well ! Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join NOTES: Graham Platner’s wife ‘deeply hurt’ after extramarital sexting goes public --CNN Inside Politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-cmlCwlXtU

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Host: Pat Johnston

Topics covered

  • Democratic Party
  • progressive politics
  • corporate Democrats
  • working class
  • Michigan politics

Keywords

  • Democratic Party
  • progressives
  • corporate Democrats
  • Michigan
  • Abdul El-Sayed

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