A man checks in to vote at a polling location at the Los Angeles County Registrar during early voting in the state’s primary election in Norwalk, California, on June 1, 2026. California will hold its primary election on June 2. In the gubernatorial race, the top two finishers, regardless of party, will advance to the general election. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)
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California’s jungle primary on Tuesday set the stage for the next Democratic governor of the state, and primaries in Iowa, New Jersey, and elsewhere tested the strength of progressives in the party. John Nichols has our analysis.
Also, from the archives: Elmore Leonard, who died in 2013 at age 87, was unpretentious about his massive accomplishments: 45 novels, more than a dozen turned into movies, and a reputation as one of the great writers of dialogue. When we spoke in 2000, he had just published Pagan Babies, and his movies Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, and Out of Sight had been hits.
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