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Hacks On Tap

Race to the Bottom (with Addisu Demissie)

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.78K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This week Axe and Murphy were joined by ace political wizard and veteran Democratic campaign manager Addisu Demissie. The Hacks dive into Trump’s new inflation numbers, Rubio and Vance vying for the chance to run in 2028, the escalating redistricting arms race, and AOC’s future. And of course, with Addisu in the room, we check in on his home state of California and the key races shaping the political landscape there. Photo by Justin Sullivan via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's up y'all? I'm Skyler Diggins, seven-time WNBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and mom.

0:06.4

And I'm Cassidy Hubbard, host and reporter for nearly 20 years covering the biggest names and stories in sports and mom.

0:13.6

And this is Am Mom, a community for athletes, game changers, and moms of all kinds.

0:19.7

Dropping May 14th.

0:22.1

Tap in with us.

0:32.0

Hey, pull up a chair.

0:39.7

It's Hacks on Tap with David Axelrod, John Heilman, and Mike Murphy from the Vox Media Podcast Network.

0:57.4

Who's going to be? Is it going to be JD? Is it going to be somebody else? I don't know.

1:02.2

Does anybody have... Okay, let's go. You ready? Who likes J.D. Vance?

1:07.7

Who likes Marco Rubio?

1:16.3

All right. Sounds like a good ticket. J.D. It's a perfect, that was a perfect ticket.

1:21.8

By the way, I do believe that's a dream team, but these are minor details. That does not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance. But, you know, it's a perfect, it was a big and then a very nice.

1:28.7

I think it sounds like presidential candidate and first presidential candidate.

1:33.9

There you go. A new game show, drunk with power. The presidential sweepstates, poor J.D.

1:40.9

I think he's going to, he's going gonna screw with these guys. Totally. Throughout here. But,

1:47.0

uh, kind of fun. Nice to see, you know, if it were me and I was stuck in a quagmire of war and

1:54.1

had his polling numbers, I wouldn't be nearly as cheerful, but at least he finds a way to

1:58.0

amuse himself. Well, that's like the double bomb because, you know, not only does he, he's amused playing

2:06.1

with these people and trying to ruin their lives, the one that eventually gets it,

2:10.9

he's going to saddle with all the radioactive debris of his administration.

2:16.3

But, you know, when it comes to untangling the tangled,

2:20.9

explaining the unexplainable, we've got our own dream team here, a dream team of one from

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