Tommy Vietor: Democrats’ Way Forward on Israel 46%

By Sarah Longwell85% Tommy Vietor71%

7/11/2026, 10:01:34 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 2 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 25.5% saturation with 91 hits. Analysis detected 118 faulty-reasoning hits from 357 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 49.6% and a BS Rank of 46% (7,700 of 14,148 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 54.40% of the article peer group.

Sarah Longwell and Tommy Vietor 
Many Democratic primaries in 2026 have been hashing out America’s relationship with Israel, because Democratic voters' opinions of Israel have taken a nosedive the last three years. 
Pod Save America and Pod Save the World co-host Tommy Vietor joins Sarah to discuss the role Israel-related politics has played in the 2026 midterms, and the role it may play in the next presidential primaries. 
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