'BradCast' 5/23/2018 (Guest: Howie Klein of 'Down With Tyranny,' BlueAmericaPAC)
b"Primary elections for the crucial 2018 mid-terms were held on Tuesday in Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Texas (which held their primary run-offs following the first round of voting back in early March).\\xa0 As of today, the results -- as reported -- present a mixed bad for progressive Democrats who performed well in key races for Governor in Georgia and for the U.S. House in an upset win against the national Democrats' preferred candidate in Kentucky. The news was less good for progressives, if better for establishment Democratic candidates, in several of the Texas run-offs.\\xa0 But it was once again another good day for female, minority and LGBTQ candidates in several races in all four states. Longtime progressive champion HOWIE KLEIN, co-founder of BlueAmericaPAC and creator of the 'Down with Tyranny' blog, joins us to help make sense of the good news and bad from a number of Tuesday's closely-watched races, and offers a preview for several important contests in California's upcoming June 5th mid-term primaries.\\xa0 Also today, we detail some of the good and bad news for Republicans, particularly in Texas, where the GOP establishment seems to have held off most of the more extreme rightwing candidates in the run-offs, including one proudly racist, Christian homophobe in Dallas..."