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Hacks On Tap

Duking it Out in Des Moines and the Non-Handshake from Hell

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.78K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

The mad dash to the Iowa caucuses are upon us! The Hacks break down the Des Moines Register/CNN Democratic Debate—and pinch-hitting for David this week is the great Robert Gibbs, former White House Press Secretary under President Obama.    The Hacks tackle Iowa: it’s a race to the finish as four leading candidates vie for the top spot. Gibbs and Murphy draw from their experiences as former campaign pros to dish behind-the-scenes info on the Iowa caucuses. Can caucus procedure shape the outcome? And a chunk of Hawkeye voters still remain undecided: will this shake up the race?   Democrats duke it out in Des Moines: Bernie and Warren plunge into a cold war, culminating in the “non-handshake from hell” – will it impact Bernie’s strong standing in the polls? Biden stood his ground, but will it be enough? Buttigieg and Klobuchar try to claim the centrist torch: is it strong enough to knock Biden from his perch?   The articles of impeachment have been transmitted from the House to the Senate: will new evidence and potential new witnesses shape the outcome? And will the presidential contenders on Senate “jury duty” suffer from absences in Iowa?    Lastly, the Hacks dive into the mailbag and take listeners’ questions on the possibility and outcome of a brokered convention, whether or not Iowa has the potential to fall to Democrats in the general election, and the extent to which Trump has hijacked the Republican Party.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, pull up a chair.

0:12.9

It's Axon Taff with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy.

0:23.9

Well welcome to Axon Taff the morning after the Simonix debate where I have a lot to say

0:28.6

about that but quickly an administrative note.

0:32.0

My partner in crime, the great David Axelrod as many of you probably observed, was late

0:36.9

last night we were seeing in an Iowa and he was due this morning.

0:41.0

I think cut the ribbon at a new key of dealership somewhere in Florida.

0:44.5

The man never turns a gig down.

0:46.5

So we looked at the schedule and in order to get one of these out timely today because of

0:50.6

the debate, we had to call in the pinch hitter while Ax is on an overnight flight.

0:54.7

And so I am very pleased to introduce my partner today, Philan infaracks, the great Robert

0:59.6

Gibbs.

1:00.6

Hello Robert, Mike how are you?

1:03.0

I'm good man.

1:04.0

Thanks for doing this.

1:05.0

Our audience know you.

1:06.6

You're a super hack, legendary consultant, Obama communications guru and now corporate

1:13.1

kingpin but all around special super hacks.

1:16.7

So thanks a lot for Philan in today as we try to take apart the great debate.

1:21.4

You're the only person that I'm going to let call me a super hack and think that's

1:25.1

a good idea.

1:26.1

No, hack in our little universe of this podcast is a total honorific and.

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