David Axelrod, chief strategist for former President Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns and host of The Axe Files and co-host of Hacks on Tap podcasts, joins Steve to tackle the complex questions about the midterm primary elections this week. What’s up with the Democrat Party’s tactic of funding extremist Republican candidates? And what is the outlook for the upcoming general elections? Plus: Axelrod gives listeners the big picture of what’s happening in Kansas as well as what the abortion rights issue means to both sides of the political aisle.

Show Notes:

-The Axe Files with David Axelrod

-TMD: Another Blockbuster Primaries Tuesday

-The Dispatch: Peter Meijer Falls to Trump-Endorsed John Gibbs in Michigan

-The Dispatch: Eric Schmitt Wins the Missouri GOP Senate Primary

-The Sweep: What We Learned

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