The Vengeance Tour

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The Hacks are back with plenty of snacks to break down the results of an illuminating primary night. Axe, Gibbs, and Murphy discuss the surprising voter turnout in Kansas, the fate of pro-impeachment Republicans around the country, the growing slate of election deniers in key states, President Biden’s winning streak, and Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.

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0:00.0	Hey, pull up a chair.
0:10.4	It's ax on tap with David Axelrot, Robert Gibbs, and Mike Murphy.
0:15.9	Well, last night, America, the secret signal, the bat signal was broadcast and all three
0:27.0	hacks are here to talk about a pretty amazing election night, gentlemen.
0:32.0	Yeah, good to see you, brother.
0:34.1	It wasn't an amazing election night.
0:36.6	Two big screaming themes.
0:40.0	One is, you know, Trump is having some success on the vengeance tour.
0:46.3	And that has implications for the Republican Party in November and beyond.
0:52.2	And this issue of abortion is big.
0:56.8	And what happened in, you know, the Democrats used to ask seismic, what's the matter with
1:02.1	Kansas?
1:03.1	Now Republicans are asking that question and what they should divine from it.
1:07.8	And those two things, I think, well, that should for a valuable group of hacks like us,
1:14.1	kids.
1:15.1	Well, Gibbs, here, the Dorothy of the group.
1:16.8	What's your take on the thing, sir?
1:18.8	I feel like everything's been said, but not everyone has said it.
1:22.6	No, I look, I think Kansas was seismic.
1:26.3	And I think just one knit I would have with what you said, Axe, is I think last night
1:34.3	proves Trump's grip on the party is stronger than ever before.
1:39.7	Or at least as strong as it's ever been.
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