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On Politix's episode 'Nobody Wants To Fight Trump' (tweet published 2026-08-06)…

2026-08-06 · 14:02 UTC ·@mattyglesias ·0 min read

Brief

Matt Yglesias (tweeted 2026-08-06) contends on Politix ('Nobody Wants To Fight Trump') that many leftist primary messages imply Trump isn't uniquely corrupt — a strange line when Trump sits at about 38% approval. Greg Sargent and Ron Brownstein add that Abdul El‑Sayed's Bernie-style, system-first approach misses an opportunity to attack Trump's record in Trump-unpopular Michigan.

Why it matters

On Politix's episode 'Nobody Wants To Fight Trump' (tweet published 2026-08-06), Matt Yglesias argued that leftist primary messaging often conveys that 'it's not actually true' Trump is uniquely bad or corrupt — notable given Trump's roughly 38% approval rating.

Key details

  • Greg Sargent and Ron Brownstein said Abdul El‑Sayed's adoption of Bernie-style, system-focused politics fails to target Trump directly; because Trump is deeply unpopular in Michigan, they argued El‑Sayed should press Trump's failures instead.
Source evidence

A point I made on the last episode of Politix is that the literal text of the leftist messages in these primaries is that it's not actually true that Trump is uniquely bad and corrupt, a weird message when the Orange Man has a 38% approval rating.

politix.fm/p/nobody-wants-to…

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Nobody Wants To Fight Trump

Not moderates; not progressive insurgents.
politix.fm

. (@GregTSargent)

Good point from @RonBrownstein. Abdul El-Sayed's adoption of Bernie-style politics is focused more on the system than on Trump, and given Trump's deep unpopularity in Michigan, he should go after Trump's failures more directly.

Our exchange on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2140…

— https://nitter.net/GregTSargent/status/2085336260768313545#m