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The Playbook Podcast

Super Primary Tuesday, Todd Blanche, and Rubio vs. Vance

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

Politics, Government, Daily News, News

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

It's primary day across six states. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and Megan Messerly dive into everything to watch — from a potential runoff in Alabama to the Republican scramble to take on Jon Ossoff in Georgia. Plus, acting AG Todd Blanche heads to the Hill to defend the DOJ's controversial new "anti-weaponization" fund, and JD Vance steps into the White House briefing room with big shoes to fill after Marco Rubio's press debut. And a sneak peek of Megan’s reporting on Rubio versus Vance.

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0:00.0

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0:34.6

Today on the Playbook podcast hits primary day in six big states across America.

0:40.5

We'll tell you what to watch for tonight.

0:42.7

The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, faces a grilling on the hill just a day after the DOJ set up that extraordinary slush fund.

0:50.6

And then this afternoon we've got J.D. Vance taking his turn in the White House press briefing.

0:55.5

How will he compare with Marco Rubio? Hello, I'm Jack Blanchard. And I'm Megan Messerly. It's Tuesday, May 19th.

1:05.5

Megan, it's great to have you. There is so much going on today. I can't actually believe it.

1:09.5

It's literally so much. So many

1:12.0

races, Jack. The news never stops. There's about a million other things we could talk about,

1:17.3

say, apart from the things I just mentioned, but we're going to keep focused on these things.

1:21.2

There are six states holding primaries today. It's kind of a super Tuesday type of fair. We've got

1:26.4

primaries happening in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho,

1:29.6

Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. The results are going to come flooding in this evening,

1:35.1

and people like you and I, Megan, are going to be very excitedly watching each one and pretending

1:39.6

we know everything there is to know about the 19th Congressional District of Oregon and what it means for the future of the nation.

1:46.1

The former state-based reporter in me is very defensive of like, you don't know anything about Nevada's third congressional district.

1:51.6

So, yeah, all of us national reporters lead parachuting and feeling like the experts.

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