# 'BradCast' 5/28/2026 (Encore: Do Dems Have the Courage Required to Restore and Reform American Democracy? With Kate Riga of TPM)

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Published: 2026-05-28T20:23:00+00:00
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## Resource

Encore: original airdate 5-13-2026. On today's 'BradCast': In primary elections in Nebraska, voters stopped a Trump-supporting, fake Democrat intended to be a spoiler against progressive Independent candidate Dan Osbourne, who will now challenge billionaire GOP incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts. In South Carolina, the GOP-controlled state senate rejected efforts to redraw US House maps to eliminate the state's single Black-majority district, but the reprieve is likely temporary. Journalist KATE RIGA of Talking Points Memo discusses the type of hardball actions Democrats will need to take to repair and restore our crippled democracy, the fight ahead to reset the asymmetrical playing field that Republicans use to entrench themselves in permanent power, whether Democrats have the stomach for it, and much more.

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