What have Democrats learned from this season of primaries so far? “Their voters are so much angrier than I think they realized,” says the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie in this week’s politics round table. He joins the Opinion contributors E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss what the primaries portend for the 2026 midterms and beyond.

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Robert Siegel: Hi, I’m Robert Siegel, and this is a conversation about politics with New York Times Opinion contributor and regular panelist here E.J. Dionne Jr.

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Great to see you, Robert.

Siegel: Welcome back. Good to see you. And joining us for the first time, Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie. Hi, welcome.

Jamelle Bouie: Hello there.

Siegel: Good to see you.

Dionne: Joy to be with you.

Bouie: Yeah, looking forward to it.