The Dig: Primary Strategy w/ Geoff Simpson
The role of electoral politics in the left project.
March 5, 2026
1 hr 7 min
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March 5, 2026
The Dig: Primary Strategy w/ Geoff Simpson
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<p>Featuring Geoff Simpson on Justice Democrats’ massive 2026 slate of insurgent House candidates taking on AIPAC/Big Tech money. Also: the history of post-Bernie 2016 primary challenges, the Israel lobby’s legitimacy crisis, radicalizing liberals, and the role of electoral politics in the larger left project.</p>
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