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Hacks On Tap

When David Axelrod, Mike Murphy and Robert Gibbs get together to talk politics, it’s not academic. They speak from the perspective gained through hundreds of campaigns for offices from City Hall to th... Read more

Ranked #1

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26: No Kamalot! Harris Exits and Trump Churns

26: No Kamalot! Harris Exits and Trump Churns

This week, the Hacks dive into the latest polling out of New Hampshire and size up the state of the race. With the break... Read more

4 Dec 2019

54mins

Ranked #2

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Merry Debate-mas with a Dash of Joe-mentum

Merry Debate-mas with a Dash of Joe-mentum

The Hacks reunite in Los Angeles, California as the sixth Democratic debate draws to a close. Joe Biden and Amy Klobuc... Read more

20 Dec 2019

39mins

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al-Baghdadi Issues and Impressions in Iowa

al-Baghdadi Issues and Impressions in Iowa

This week, the Hacks talk politics of al-Baghdadi: did Trump overplay the death of the ISIS leader? Will Trump benefit, ... Read more

29 Oct 2019

41mins

Ranked #4

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Bloomberg or Iceberg?—New Entrants and The Impeachment Show

Bloomberg or Iceberg?—New Entrants and The Impeachment Show

The Hacks huddle to tackle the latest: The public impeachment hearings kick off this week. Republicans have been audit... Read more

12 Nov 2019

44mins

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Ranked #5

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The Great Zzzzebate and Will Impeachment Ignite?

The Great Zzzzebate and Will Impeachment Ignite?

The Hacks are back to discuss the latest Democratic debate. With public impeachment hearings sucking up most of the oxyg... Read more

21 Nov 2019

43mins

Ranked #6

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Hacky New Year!—Iran, Iowa, & Impeachment

Hacky New Year!—Iran, Iowa, & Impeachment

The Hacks kick off the new decade with all the latest— President Trump ordered the fatal strike of Iranian Gen. Qassem... Read more

7 Jan 2020

55mins

Ranked #7

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Poltergeisty Polls, LJ Dinner Wrap-Up, and Bye-Bye Beto

Poltergeisty Polls, LJ Dinner Wrap-Up, and Bye-Bye Beto

The Hacks are back this week to talk through the latest: The famed Liberty and Justice Dinner (formerly known as the J... Read more

5 Nov 2019

41mins

Ranked #8

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The Pierre Affair and Senate Slippage? (with Cory Booker)

The Pierre Affair and Senate Slippage? (with Cory Booker)

This week, the Hacks dive into:  The state of the Senate Republicans: Is Mitt Romney — aka Pierre Delecto — a lone det... Read more

22 Oct 2019

1hr

Ranked #9

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Jolt’n Joe Biden and Impeachment Day Zero

Jolt’n Joe Biden and Impeachment Day Zero

The hacks are here to talk all the latest—  Politics of impeachment: as the impeachment saga continues to unfold, Demo... Read more

10 Dec 2019

48mins

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Warren's huge haul and Steyer's surprise with Jon Favreau

Warren's huge haul and Steyer's surprise with Jon Favreau

This week, the hacks make sense of the newly announced fundraising numbers, talk Biden’s attempt to relaunch, discuss th... Read more

9 Jul 2019

45mins

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Hats, Prattle, and a Primary Battle with Mark McKinnon

Hats, Prattle, and a Primary Battle with Mark McKinnon

In this week’s episode, Biden flubs the details, but will it ever cross the line with voters? Axe and Murphy also take s... Read more

3 Sep 2019

52mins

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Mooch Ado About Something

Mooch Ado About Something

Axe has returned from his secret mission and is reunited with Murphy as they hash through Trump’s latest poll numbers an... Read more

20 Aug 2019

59mins

Ranked #13

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Showdown in Motown

Showdown in Motown

In this week's episode, the Hacks huddle in Detroit in the wake of the second round of Democratic debates. Axe and Murph... Read more

1 Aug 2019

37mins

Ranked #14

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Will the Democratic Party Bern?—On to South Carolina

Will the Democratic Party Bern?—On to South Carolina

The Hacks are back for a special post-Nevada, pre-South Carolina pod: First, Sanders claims his surge has the Democrat... Read more

25 Feb 2020

51mins

Ranked #15

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A Hack in Hog Heaven and Trump’s Tempestuous Trip

A Hack in Hog Heaven and Trump’s Tempestuous Trip

Axe is back from his stint in the cornfields of Iowa armed with new intel to break down with Murphy. But first – the hac... Read more

27 Aug 2019

46mins

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May the debate stage be ever in your favor, Sen. Michael Bennet joins the show

May the debate stage be ever in your favor, Sen. Michael Bennet joins the show

This week, Axe and Murphy question whether Bob Mueller’s testimony will have any bearing on the race. Then, we’ll previe... Read more

23 Jul 2019

42mins

Ranked #17

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Calling All Conspiracies and Let Biden Be Biden

Calling All Conspiracies and Let Biden Be Biden

In this week’s episode, Democratic strategist and guest host Paul Begala joins Murphy on the mic to take stock of this w... Read more

13 Aug 2019

49mins

Ranked #18

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4: Recapping the first Democratic debates

4: Recapping the first Democratic debates

The first round of debates is in the books. Who helped themselves the most and who's spending their weekend doing damage... Read more

28 Jun 2019

33mins

Ranked #19

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5: The post debate pollercoaster and the art of Beto-busting with Julián Castro

5: The post debate pollercoaster and the art of Beto-busting with Julián Castro

This week, the hacks throw on their strategists’ caps and discuss how they would manage the leading campaigns in the wak... Read more

2 Jul 2019

49mins

Ranked #20

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Hacks Live from Austin with Karl Rove

Hacks Live from Austin with Karl Rove

The Hacks reunite LIVE at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, TX. This time, they’re joined by super-hack Karl Rove — ... Read more

30 Sep 2019

1hr 5mins

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