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The Playbook Podcast

Who will take Bernie Sanders’ mantle in 2028?

The Democratic party’s left wing is celebrating a string of victories this primary season, but who can drive this momentum to the 2028 presidential election? Then, Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns…

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The Democratic party’s left wing is celebrating a string of victories this primary season, but who can drive this momentum to the 2028 presidential election? Then, Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns and Will Steakin sit down with POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney to talk about the stories animating Washington:  Todd Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote, the future U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro, who’s in hot water over her Reflecting Pool filing, and ramped up activity in Cuba. Finally, what…

Published August 4, 2026 · 27:14

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