The field for 2026 US midterm elections is coming into focus, with key primaries this week in Maine and South Carolina, as well as bellwether state elections in California.

On today’s Big Take podcast, hosts Sarah Holder and David Gura check in with political correspondent Nancy Cook and California reporter Eliyahu Kamisher about what this week’s results — and the next five months — mean for midterm elections with the potential to profoundly shape US politics.

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Hosted by Sarah Holder and David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Nancy Cook and Eliyahu Kamisher; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

The field for 2026 US midterm elections is coming into focus, with key primaries this week in Maine and South Carolina, as well as bellwether state elections in California.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, hosts Sarah Holder and David Gura check in with political correspondent Nancy Cook and California reporter Eliyahu Kamisher about what this week&rsquo;s results &mdash; and the next five months &mdash; mean for midterm elections with the potential to profoundly shape US politics.
We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts">Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer.</a>
Hosted by Sarah Holder and David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Nancy Cook and Eliyahu Kamisher; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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The Races That Will Shape the Midterms

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