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Episode #30: Primary ballots & Bergdahl politics

Posted June 5, 201400:51:36

It was the race the tea party wanted from the beginning.  And while they didn’t completely accomplish their goal, they are thought to be on their...

Episode #29: More Ginsburg, More Brown & Morticians

Posted May 29, 201400:51:25

With 8 states holding primaries on Tuesday, June 3, the Political Junkie focuses on California, where Jerry Brown is the odds-on favorite...

Episode #28: Republican Old Guard Wins Big

Posted May 22, 201400:52:31

A solid primary Tuesday for the Republican Old Guard, and a perfect day for incumbents — not one sitting member of Congress or governor went down,...

Episode #27: On to May 20 & back to 1987

Posted May 15, 201400:55:08

It’s going to be a long primary season.  So maybe we should decide right now that the strength and influence of the Tea Party should not be determined...

Episode #26: Tea Party & Benghazi here to stay

Posted May 8, 201400:50:15

At long last, the 2014 primaries are here.  And everyone is watching the ongoing collision between establishment Republicans and Tea Party insurgents....