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Jonathan Cohn

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Writer, The Bulwark ... Author, SICK (2007) and THE TEN YEAR WAR (2021) ... Fan of Red Sox, Dolphins, Wolverines, Billy Joel ... Proud husband & dad

“against presumptive GOP nominee Mike Rogers, a former GOP House member who took money from pharmaceutical companies and has a long record of supporting Republican bills to take health care away from people.” — Jonathan Cohn on Mike Rogers, The Bulwark “it's an open question how much interest El-Sayed would show in such deal-making, or how much capacity he has for it. It requires EQ as much as IQ, and not disparaging adversaries in the way he has treated Stevens multiple times” — Jonathan Cohn on Abdul El-Sayed, The Bulwark “In that sense, the main impact of electing El-Sayed would be adding to that chorus another, younger version of Sanders—somebody who would push the whole caucus in the direction of expanding health care access, and who could inherit the Medicare for All movement whenever Sanders, now 84, decides to hang up his democratic socialist spurs.” — Jonathan Cohn on Abdul El-Sayed, The Bulwark

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Jonathan Cohn hosts and writes The Bulwark , writes https://www.thebulwark.com , writes The Long View , hosts Bulwark Takes , writes Lincoln Square and writes Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast . They have also been a guest on Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle (3 times) , What Next | Daily News and Analysis and A Republic, If You Can Keep It . They also write for Citizen Cohn on Substack.

Recently: “The Pentagon fires military’s top planner, accusing him of leaking classified information about the wars in Ukraine and Iran” on Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle (October 2026); “Trump Slashed Healthcare. Is It Payback Time?” on What Next | Daily News and Analysis (October 2026); “Mike Rogers’s Interview Goes From Laughable to Repulsive” on Bulwark Takes (October 2026); “GOP Closes Campaign With Unapologetic Bigotry” on The Bulwark (October 2026); “Andy Kim Reveals the Terrifying Family Crisis That Drove Him Into Politics” on Bulwark Takes (October 2026); “Before ‘Medicare for All,’ This Senator Wants ‘Medicaid for Kids’” on The Bulwark (October 2026).

What They Said

“against presumptive GOP nominee Mike Rogers, a former GOP House member who took money from pharmaceutical companies and has a long record of supporting Republican bills to take health care away from people.” — Jonathan Cohn on Mike Rogers, The Bulwark

From Jonathan Cohn's Bulwark newsletter before Michigan's August primary, on how Abdul El-Sayed could run against Mike Rogers on health care. Cohn is describing the Democratic case against Rogers.

The Bulwark · 2026-08-02 Permalink → Listen →
“it's an open question how much interest El-Sayed would show in such deal-making, or how much capacity he has for it. It requires EQ as much as IQ, and not disparaging adversaries in the way he has treated Stevens multiple times” — Jonathan Cohn on Abdul El-Sayed, The Bulwark

From Jonathan Cohn's Bulwark newsletter before Michigan's August Democratic primary, comparing Abdul El-Sayed with Bernie Sanders, who negotiated a bipartisan veterans bill with John McCain.

The Bulwark · 2026-08-02 Permalink → Listen →
“In that sense, the main impact of electing El-Sayed would be adding to that chorus another, younger version of Sanders—somebody who would push the whole caucus in the direction of expanding health care access, and who could inherit the Medicare for All movement whenever Sanders, now 84, decides to hang up his democratic socialist spurs.” — Jonathan Cohn on Abdul El-Sayed, The Bulwark

From Jonathan Cohn's Bulwark newsletter, published before Michigan's August Democratic Senate primary, assessing what Abdul El-Sayed would be like as a senator compared with primary rival Haley Stevens.

The Bulwark · 2026-08-02 Permalink → Listen →

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