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Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This morning the Hacks gathered bright and early just for you, to dish out a can’t-miss debate preview. As the post-convention sugar high fades and a fresh New York Times poll shakes up the race, the Hacks dive into the high-stakes drama of the upcoming debate. They break down how each camp is gearing up for the spotlight, what we can expect from the moderators, and much more. Plus, in a truly scientific endeavor, the guys offer their highly precise, definitely-not-just-a-guess estimates on TV audience size. Don’t miss it!

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0:00.0	Hey, pull up a chair. It's hacks on tap with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy. But it will take almost superhuman focus and discipline to deal with Donald Trump in a debate.
0:26.7	It's no ordinary proposition.
0:28.9	Not because Donald Trump is a master of explaining policy ideas and how they're going to make people better off.
0:35.2	It's because he's a master of taking any form or format that is on television and turning it into
0:40.8	a show that is all about him.
0:42.9	Mike Murphy, John Heilman, the day before the big game.
0:48.7	Yes, sir.
0:50.0	And a lot at stake here.
0:53.5	Yeah.
0:54.3	That was Pete Buttiges and we'll get, we'll get,
0:56.4	we'll talk more a little bit,
0:58.0	in a little bit about Trump and his debate style,
1:02.1	as it were, but it seems I mean you know we always these debates get very
1:08.0	hyped and and then they often don't mean anything the last one meant a lot
1:14.7	one of the contestants is no longer with us. Well he's still with us. He's just I mean in this race. Still
1:19.9	Harpenon poor President Biden the last great American. No you're right you're right debates can you
1:27.4	know they are I'm gonna rob your old line there they're kind of the electronic microphone.
1:33.0	It wouldn't be the first time.
1:35.0	Yeah, that's their two-way street, pal.
1:38.0	First time in this episode of the podcast though.
1:40.0	So, but look at the formula right now one we have a minor Democratic panic going on
1:45.2	thanks as always to a New York Times poll which came out yesterday or the day before
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