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Hacks On Tap

Showdown in Motown

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.78K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, the Hacks huddle in Detroit in the wake of the second round of Democratic debates. Axe and Murphy share their takes on the Biden-Harris rematch, discuss the progressive-moderate party divide, highlight Warren and Booker's strong performances, and gauge the impact this round will have on the candidates moving forward. The Hacks also break down the memorable moments: Gabbard takes aim at Harris, Bernie brings the fight, Biden bites back, and a handful of one percenters – Delaney, Bullock, Bennet, and Inslee – make themselves heard.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, pull up a chair. It's tax on tap with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy.

0:22.4

Mike Murphy, here we are.

0:24.4

Middle of the night in Motown, your home town.

0:26.4

We're going to go back over a liquor store a little later.

0:29.9

Lots of action. Here are the last couple of nights.

0:33.8

What do you think it all means?

0:35.9

Well, I think we're now, thank goodness, after 14 hours it seems like of debates and analysis

0:40.9

where at the end of the beginning of this race because we've now seen them under pressure

0:46.0

a couple of times to her credit and to some Republican delight Elizabeth Warren has put

0:51.9

herself in a pretty early commanding position.

0:54.6

It's now a race to me that appears may well boil down to Elizabeth Warren and somebody

1:00.3

and the fight is on to be that somebody.

1:02.0

I think Biden who is on thin ice is back alive but still a little wobbly.

1:07.2

Yeah. I agree with you. It is early but not that early.

1:14.3

Elizabeth Warren has been consistent in her campaign pronouncements consistent in her messaging

1:24.5

and now in two debates, she had two heats.

1:28.0

Yeah. They've been four debates.

1:29.6

She won both of her heats and in the last debate, the first debate of this pairing, she did

1:37.2

really, really well. And even to where the overshadowed this second debate we just saw

1:42.8

where a lot of people were kind of saying, boy, it just wasn't quite up to the first debate

1:46.5

starring her.

1:47.3

And in the second debate, the big question was, will Joe Biden survive?

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