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Ep. 2457 - WHAT COMES NEXT After Awful SCOTUS Ruling?
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Democratic Party Implosion: Bernie Sanders, Colorado Primaries, and Radical Wins
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The political obituaries roll in. Bernie Sanders, describing his two-front progressive strategy, literally invokes killing kulaks and Mensheviks as metaphors — Shapiro can barely contain himself. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from with…" 56:25 In Colorado, Milot Kiros — born in Ethiopia, fired from Sidley Austin for pro-Hamas activity, and on record calling 9/11 'inevitable' — defeated Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, in the Democratic primary. Progressive Manny Rutinal won a swing district primary over a moderate, and Senator Michael Bennet lost the governor's race to far-left attorney general Phil Weiser. Shapiro acknowledges these could be bad candidates the way Republicans had bad candidates in 2022 Senate races, but notes that polls in Maine show GOP-leaning Collins losing to a candidate named Graham Plattner by 2 points in a district that went 11 for Harris — suggesting Plattner is badly underrunning his baseline. Meanwhile the RNC has $125 million cash versus the DNC's -$3.5 million.
Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from within. He framed it as needing to 'kill the kulaks and then also kill the Mensheviks.' Ben Shapiro can barely contain his reaction.
Milot Kiros — fired from Sidley Austin for pro-Hamas statements, who called 9/11 'inevitable' — just beat Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, in Colorado's Democratic primary. Progressives also swept a key swing district and the governor's race, cementing the left's grip on the Democratic Party.
As of July 2026, the RNC had $125 million in the bank while the DNC was $3.5 million in debt, a massive financial advantage for Republicans heading into midterms.
A New York Times/Siena poll showed Nazi-tattoo candidate Graham Plattner leading Maine Senator Susan Collins by 2 points, within the margin of error, in a district that went +11 for Kamala Harris.
