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·1 hr 46 min·5 clips

MSNBC argues that every time Donald Trump wins a primary, he actually loses support for November.

The episode opens with Mark Kaye promoting his book and joking about Chris Christie and Nikki Haley's losses. He details Trump's decisive victory in the South Carolina primary, noting Haley's continued campaign despite losing her home state. Kaye plays an MSNBC clip where a commentator argues Trump's primary success jeopardizes his November chances, which he mocks as illogical spin. He reports that the Koch brothers' group, Americans for Prosperity, has pulled funding from Haley's campaign to focus on congressional races. The host then shifts to Matt Gaetz's CPAC speech, where Gaetz criticized congressional stock trading and highlighted Nancy Pelosi's high returns. Kaye explains Gaetz mentioned the Quiver Quantitative service, which tracks congressional stock moves and shows portfolios with returns up to 40%. He discusses ethical concerns about insider trading in Congress. Later, Kaye analyzes Joy Reid's TikTok remarks, where she accused Republicans like Tommy Tuberville of wanting to increase birth rates for racist reasons, comparing it to historical slavery. The episode includes listener calls, such as one suggesting Haley stays in the race in case Trump faces legal issues, and another discussing felons running for president. Kaye hosts a trivia segment called America's in Jeopardy with categories like 'Bite Me' and 'Name That Trump,' where a caller wins a prize pack. Throughout, Kaye shares personal anecdotes, like spray-painting shoes to mimic Trump's golden sneakers and making a new friend at church. He concludes by speculating that Haley remains in the race for personal benefits like travel and attention, not to win.

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A loud, clip-driven political monologue turns Alabama's history and a media argument into a test of implication.

The Mark Kay Show takes a South Carolina primary result and turns it into a brisk argument about political media, starting with Donald Trump's bigger-than-expected win and Nikki Haley's tendency to make the race about herself.

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Press play when South Carolina primary fallout and a strange Joy Reid clip make a political detour hard to resist.

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