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Abolishing the Senate, the presidency, the Supreme Court, and prisons isn’t “progressive” — it’s political suicide.
On this week’s conversation with Charlie Sykes, we discuss:
DSA co-chair Megan Romer outlines an agenda that would abolish Senate/presidency/Supreme Court, ICE, borders, prisons; defund Pentagon; mass amnesty
Wisconsin governor primary flashpoint: far-left DSA candidate Francesca Hong risks handing the state to election-denier Tom Tiffany — with 2028 consequences
Gerontocracy crisis: Mitch McConnell’s second “proof of life” photos, and the August 3 deadline for a special election
Sen. John Thune’s rare pushback on the filibuster and Trump’s “Save America” bill as scapegoat theater
Elon Musk crash-out: SpaceX/Tesla valuation free-fall, that Economist interview, and DOGE hypocrisy (“money won’t matter in 10 years”)
White House Correspondents’ Dinner disaster: predictable humiliation, Trump’s ugly attacks on Kaitlin Collins …
… and the bad Kristen Welker/Stephen Miller optics:
My broader warning: Democrats must focus on winning the House, Senate, and key governorships — or risk losing the Republic
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