Primary Struggle w/ Claire Valdez and other insurgent candidates

Primary Struggle w/ Claire Valdez and other insurgent candidates

From The Dig by Daniel Denvir

May 20, 2026 · 1h 43m

About this episode

This episode features interviews with various left-wing and socialist candidates running for office across the U.S.

Featuring New York U.S. House candidate Claire Valdez, Colorado U.S. House candidate Melat Kiros, Michigan U.S. House candidate William Lawrence, Massachusetts state Senate candidate Erika Uyterhoeven, New York State Assembly candidate Conrad Blackburn, and Washington D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George. The second episode in a series of short interviews with left-wing and socialist candidates at every level of US politics. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Our huge new Thawra study guide and resource website thawraproject.com RSVP to the May 20 Dig party in Seattle! eventbrite.com/e/the-dig-x-house-our-neighbors-party-tickets-1986843010930 RSVP to the May 26 Dig party in LA! eventbrite.com/e/a-party-in-la-for-the-dig-friends-tickets-1987008568116? Buy Revolutions of Our Times at Haymarketbooks.org Find Queering Economics at UCPress.edu

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Denvir

Guests: Claire Valdez, Melat Kiros, William Lawrence, Erika Uyterhoeven, Conrad Blackburn, Janeese Lewis George

Topics covered

  • left-wing politics
  • socialist candidates
  • U.S. House elections
  • state Senate elections
  • mayoral elections

Keywords

  • left-wing
  • socialist
  • candidates
  • U.S. politics
  • elections
  • interviews

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