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The episode discusses the recent Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Michigan, focusing on the left's political shifts and the implications of these results.

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and Kevin Williamson to discuss the results of this month’s Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Michigan and the left’s shift away from the radical social justice positions of 2020. The Agenda: —Francesca Hong’s loss —Abdul El-Sayed’s slim victory —The limits of the far left —The woke reckoning —AOC: “Woke 1 was crazy” —NWYT: A People magazine “exclusive” Show notes: —WSJ: “Midwesterners Show the Limits of the Far-Left” —NYT: “A Stunning Loss in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left” —Megan’s Washington Post column on Wisconsin primary (Gift link) —Jonah’s Wednesday G-File —What Steve, Kevin, and Jonah have gotten wrong The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hayes

Guests: Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, Kevin Williamson

Topics covered

• Democratic primaries
• far left politics
• social justice
• election results
• political analysis

Keywords

• Democratic Socialists
• primaries
• Wisconsin
• Michigan
• politics
• election
• social justice
• AOC

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Organizations: Democratic Party, Wisconsin, Michigan, WSJ, NYT, Washington Post

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