The Dems vs. the GOP in the 2026 Midterms: in the latest Fox News poll, 53% of Americans said they'd vote Democrat; but will that hold until November? "Assuming Donald Trump continues to be Donald Trump... these gaps may grow larger" – in the Dems' favor – Harold Meyerson comments.

John Nichols on the Senate Candidates in Maine and Nebraska, and the governor’s race in Wisconsin. John of course is executive editor of The Nation.

Plus: It's the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" – "Everybody Must Get Stoned" "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" and "Visions of Johanna" – we discuss this historic – and literary – album with Alan Minsky.