Chicago mayoral candidate and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference outside of City Hall on January 24, 2023, to explain his proposed agenda if elected mayor.(Scott Olson / Getty Images)
The landslide victory of the progressive candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Janet Protasiewicz, 10 times bigger than Biden’s, shows how abortion wins elections. And in Chicago, progressive candidate Brandon Johnson won the race for mayor. John Nichols joins the show to discuss these victories.
Also on this episode: Will Trump’s indictment on 34 felonies change anything in the 2024 election? Or had everybody already decided what they think about Donald Trump? The Nation’s D.C. bureau chief, Chris Lehmann reports.
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