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Democratic turnout in this year’s primaries continues to surge. So Democratic strategist Joe Trippi says the change election he’s been predicting is right on track. Case in point: Josh Turek winning the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Iowa this week, giving the party a big opening in a red state.

But longtime political columnist Joe Klein isn’t so sure that Democrats’ strategy is working. He warns they could be veering too far left and blow it in November.

Get ready for some fireworks!

And in Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s recent scandals have Governor Janet Mills reminding everybody that she’s still on the ballot. Can Democrats oust Senator Susan Collins amid the turmoil?

Joe Klein was off this week, so Trippi invited yet another Joe to join. Joe Costello has spent over four decades at the crossroads of politics, communications, economics, and energy. He served as Communications Director for Jerry Brown’s 1992 presidential campaign and advised Trippi on Howard Dean’s groundbreaking 2004 campaign that brought digital tools to American politics.

He’s the author of The Politics of Ape and Machine: Power as Organization, exploring how political and economic systems can be reformed through individual will and collective action. You can find more of his work at Life in the 21st Century.

Veteran Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein take stock of the latest midterm numbers, turnout surges, and primary takedowns. Should Democrats continue to feel confident, or is Trump successfully reshaping the electorate for an upset? The Joes talk it out.

Is the primary sapping resources Shannon needs to compete in November, or just the experience her team needs to be battle-tested? Tune into Two Joes Podcast to find out! Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein are joined by Shannon Bird, a Colorado state House member who’s running for Congress in the 8th Congressional District.

Before Shannon even gets to think about flipping her district blue against first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, she has to win one of the most competitive congressional primaries in the country.

Is the primary sapping resources Shannon needs to compete in November, or just the experience her team needs to be battle-tested? Tune into Two Joes Podcast to find out!

How does a moderate make do in deep blue Massachusetts? Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein are joined by another Massachusetts Marine, Jake Auchincloss.

Only 38, Jake is an Afghanistan veteran who took over his district from the Kennedy dynasty in 2020. The Joes ask him about Iran, the midterms, gerrymandering, and what comes next.

“If they’re going to go after Louisiana, Alabama, Florida,” he said of Republican gerrymandering, “we should take Maryland, Illinois, New York. This is hockey. This is a contact sport. … So we have to hit back hard.”

Thanks to Nebraska splitting its electoral college votes by congressional district, Omaha’s blue dot has become an iconic feature of electoral college maps.

But right now, the blue dot is represented by a Republican. Denise Powell is running to take it back, if she can win a crowded primary first.

Thanks to Nebraska splitting its electoral college votes by congressional district, Omaha's blue dot has become an iconic feature of electoral college maps. But right now, the blue dot is represented by a red Republican. Denise Powell is running to take it back, if she can win a crowded primary first. Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein ask Denise what it will take for one "pissed-off mom" to go to Congress.

Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein are in Montana today talking with congressional candidate, union organizer, and smoke jumper Sam Forstag. We might see Montana as a classic example of red ruralism, but Sam and the Joes know that's only a recent development. The Joes ask Sam whether he can be the one to reignite the Democratic Party in Montana.

Sen. Jon Ossoff is up for reelection, but he isn't the only Democrat making waves in the Peach State.

Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein check in on the Georgia midterms with gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves.

Georgia just might be the Democrats’ favorite purple state, which is exactly why it’s the target of Trump’s attempts to relitigate 2020 and undermine the 2026 elections

The Joes ask Jason what Georgia voters are focused on, what’s being done to guarantee free and fair elections in 2026, and what’s more important: fundraising or name ID?

The state of international relations and global security was fundamentally altered last month with Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Is it even possible to make things like they used to be at this point?