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- How the Midterms Could Shrink Red-State America—and Why It Matters
Bacon looks down-ballot at how November's gubernatorial and legislative races could break Republican trifectas in several states while creating new Democratic ones elsewhere.
Week of Sep 20, 2026
- Can Progressive Candidates Win in Swing States? They Already Have.
Bacon pushes back on the premise that progressives cannot win statewide, pointing to Sherrod Brown, Tammy Baldwin and Barack Obama as evidence the Hong and El-Sayed races are not the unique test both sides are treating them as.
Week of Aug 2, 2026
- It Wasn't a Blowout, but El-Sayed Won. Get Behind Him, Democrats.
Bacon called the progressive-in-a-swing-state question a week before Abdul El-Sayed narrowly beat Haley Stevens in Michigan, then followed it with this call for the party to unify.
Week of Aug 2, 2026
- Why This Year Could Be a Massive Democratic Wave
Bacon's June 24 Right Now episode with Cook Political Report's Carrie Dann — arguing Democrats are favorites to flip the House
Week of Jun 28, 2026