Agitation Nation: A Podcast From The Fenton Forecast

Faiz Shakir: Bernie Is the Most Popular Elected Official

September 16, 2026·58 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Six years ago, Bernie Sanders was deemed too radical to nominate. Now his ideas are winning more primaries than ever. Faiz Shakir ran Bernie’s 2020 campaign. He walks us through the 2026 midterm map and explains how authenticity and working-class politics are winning. 00:00 The Year Money Started Losing05:46 The Cabinet Bernie Never Got to Name09:32 If Cooper Loses, It's a Long Night11:40 Fifteen People Got a Vote on Every Sentence14:55 Michigan: The Loudest Race in the Country28:19 She Won Spending Fifty Thousand Dollars33:08 Where We Disagree About Climate37:26 Inside the Club That Runs the Party40:30 Bernie-Style Is Worth Twenty Points46:54 A Trillion Dollars Is 32,000 Years51:12 Most Media Treats People as Dumb54:24 Pass the Torch

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