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The Hispanic vote Sep 17, 2020

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Fernand Amandi is the President and CEO Bendixen & Amandi International. Their recent poll in Miami-Dade County showed Donald Trump and Joe Biden in a tight battle for Hispanic voters in that key county in Florida. David and Fernand discuss the poll, and also take a look at the influence of the hispanic vote in Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania and other battlegrounds.

Claire McCaskill Sep 10, 2020

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Claire McCaskill, a two term U.S. Senator from Missouri and now a political analyst for MSNBC, talks voters the midwest, how Joe Biden should approach the upcoming debates and how Democrats should govern if the win back the White House and the Senate.

David Axelrod Sep 03, 2020

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David Axelrod was a senior strategist to Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and later a Senior Advisor to the President. Currently David is director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, co-host of the Hacks On Tap podcast and CNN’s senior political analyst. Axe and Plouffe have experience getting candidates ready for Presidential Debates and take a look at what Joe Biden needs to do.

Voting is not an errand you run at the last moment Aug 27, 2020

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Bob Bauer was general counsel of both Obama for America presidential campaigns and served as White House Counsel. He presently serves as a senior advisor to the Biden campaign, responsible for voter integrity and protection. We talk mail balloting, Trump attacks on the rule of law and post-election scenarios.

Susan Rice Aug 20, 2020

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The former ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor to Barack Obama discusses the damage which the Trump administration has caused to the United States on the world stage, what a Biden administration will need to do to fix that damage while leading us out of the pandemic, and what the Black Lives Matter movement said to the world about what is special about America.

Barack Obama Aug 14, 2020

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President Obama offers his take Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his running mate and what it says about his decision making as a potential president. And he talks about the close of the campaign and the role each of us has to play in deciding it’s outcome

A look at the Senate races Aug 12, 2020

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Scott Fairchild is the Executive Director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Scott and David take a tour of the top Senate races and talk about the path to 50 seats.

Paul Begala’s guide to beating Donald Trump Aug 06, 2020

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As chief strategist for Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign, Paul Begala helped Clinton become the first Democrat to occupy the White House in twelve years. His new book is YOU’RE FIRED! The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump. David and Paul take a look at the last time the American voters decided to fire the President, and what it means for Joe Biden’s campaign.

Get Your (Virtual) Hat On Jul 30, 2020

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Veteran strategist Stephanie Cutter is in charge of producing this year’s Democratic National Convention. David and Stephanie discuss how this year’s Democratic Convention will be unique, what the GOP shitshow may look like and how the fall is shaping up.

Real Polls Jul 23, 2020

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Is Biden at his ceiling? Does he have more room to grow? Does Trump have a path back with seniors? David is joined by John Anzalone, one of the nation’s top pollsters, who has conducted research for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama (2008 & 2012) and Hillary Clinton (2016) and is currently polling for Joe Biden (2020).

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