A progressive senator from San Francisco was the most vocal critic, arguing that a constitutional convention could wind up empowering a conservative agenda.

Elsewhere, they lost ground far more dramatically — losing the key Senate races in Montana and Ohio even as progressive ballot measures passed.

But already his more progressive moves are sparking significant unease among hardliners in Syria, who insist on an Islamist government rooted in a strict and distinctive Sunni identity.

The show is smaller than more prominent podcasts with similarly progressive temperaments.

His progressive carries can be of huge help to Liverpool in getting up the pitch.