Ruthless Podcast
Ruthless Podcast
Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook
Socialism IMPLODES in Wisconsin
1 hour 13 minutes Posted Aug 13, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Francesca Hong Falls Short in Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary
Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary
Michele Tafoya Wins Minnesota’s Republican Senate Primary
Steve Kornacki Gets Stumped by Wisconsin’s Missing Election Results
Did the DSA Actually Benefit From Francesca Hong Losing?
Jayme Franklin on Her Viral White House Moment
The Internet’s Bizarre Trump Conspiracy Theory
How Online Conspiracy Culture Took Over Politics
DSA Leader Struggles to Explain a World Without Jails
Gavin Newsom Brands Himself an Establishment Insurgent
Abdul El-Sayed Calls Football Toxic Masculinity
Foreign Money Floods U.S. Political Nonprofits
Hard Pivot Returns
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Show notes
Wisconsin Democrats narrowly stop DSA candidate Francesca Hong while Peggy Flanagan cruises to victory in Minnesota. The fellas breaks down the socialist movement’s evolving strategy, Abdul El-Sayed’s football problem, foreign money flowing into U.S. political groups, and a round of one of our favorite games, Hard Pivot.
Plus, Jayme Franklin joins to discuss her viral White House moment and the internet conspiracy theories that followed.
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