It’s March 4th. This day in 2004, Pat Toomey is challenging Republican Senator Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania senate race — trying to outflank him from the right in the state’s primary.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie look back at the moment where “to primary someone” became a political phenomenon, and talk to Nick Troiano of Unite America about why the primary system has been weaponized.
Nick’s new book is “The Primary Solution” — it’s out now!
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Lincoln's Avenger And The Aftermath Of Assassination (1894) [[Archive Episode]]
Montana Enshrines a Right To Privacy (1972)
The First Government Shutdown Fight (1879)
The Shamrock Summit (1985)
FDR Says Bottoms Up (1933)
Kennedy's Latin American Marshall Plan (1964)
Hoover Almost Takes Over Baseball (1951)
The Ask President Carter 1-900 Number (1977)
Hangers On Week: Al Smith and Remakes The Democratic Party
Hangers On Week: Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition
Hangers On Week: Sowing The Seeds of Trump
Hangers On Week: Why Candidates Stick Around w/ Amy Walter
Malcolm X Is Assassinated (1965)
Dick Cheney Shoots His Friend In The Face (2006)
NJ Law Calls For "Gradual Emancipation Of Slaves" (1804)
The FDR Assassination Attempt (1933)
Mandela Released From Prison (1990)
The First Execution By Gas Chamber (1924)
Lockheed Caught Bribing The Japanese Government (1976)
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