The Panic Over Progressive Dems

进步派民主党人的恐慌

What A Day

2026-08-04

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You’ve probably heard a lot about the Democratic Socialists and progressives running for office nationwide – and maybe even more about how establishment Democrats are terrified of them. A lot of that concern is because they think they’ll lose to their Republican counterparts. But many Republican candidates running for statewide office this term are in a league of their own… and not in a good way. So are establishment Democrats right? Will progressive candidates push voters to Republicans – even if they're the least qualified people around? To find out, we talked to Dan Pfeiffer. He’s the co-host of Pod Save America and the author of the Message Box newsletter on Substack. And in headlines, Iran and President Trump disagree over whether negotiations are back on, two Republican senators clear the way for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation, and the Michigan Department of Health announces the first confirmed deaths related to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak. Show Notes: Check out Message Box – www.messageboxnews.com Check out Pod Save America – youtube.com/@podsaveamerica Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com
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  • I guarantee you that if you knew that we might lose the Michigan race,

  • that chance of winning the Senate would drop well below 55. Because when you do all the paths,

  • you really need Michigan to get there.

  • Because otherwise, you have to win three of the four states that were Democrats competitive.

  • Trump won by double digits.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day, a show that says congratulations to former Olympic canoer David Hearn.

  • You might remember that the Trump administration accused him of vandalizing

  • the reflecting pool and charged him with a felony.

  • Well, on Friday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped all charges against her, admitting that the many,

  • many problems with the reflecting pool are the result of, quote, a botched installation and not vandalism.

  • But don't tell that to President Donald Trump,

  • who said today that Pirro, quote, choked and, quote, folded like an umbrella.

  • Because of course he did.

  • On today's show, we talk midterms madness

  • and the weirdest Republican candidates we're ignoring with Pods of America's Dan Pfeiffer.

  • Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Monday, August 3rd.

  • We're talking about the straight, the opening of the straight, having it open literally by tomorrow, completely open.

  • My question is...

  • Who is he talking to about this?

  • Because Iran is reportedly not picking up.