# Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

An episode of [The NPR Politics Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1057255460), 19 Aug 2026, 20 min.

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Democratic voters in many races faced choices between moderate and progressive candidates, while Republicans picked between those President Trump backed and those he didn't. We look at some of the races & what their results show ahead of November's midterms. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and voting correspondents Miles Parks & Ashley Lopez. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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