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‘This is Pure Madness’

September 16, 2016 · 8:44 am ET · Leave a Comment

Maureen Dowd joins Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations for a discussion on the 2016 campaign and her new book, The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations

Off the Blacklist: Reporting on a ‘Wild and Weird’ Election

September 8, 2016 · 10:45 am ET · Leave a Comment

The Washington Post‘s Robert Costa is our guest on the latest episode of Political Wire Conversations.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations Robert Costa

A Neutron Bomb Has Gone Off In the Republican Party

August 26, 2016 · 6:20 pm ET · Leave a Comment

GOP strategist Stuart Stevens joins us on Political Wire Conversations for a great discussion about what Donald Trump has done to the Republican party.

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Jim Lehrer on the 2016 Campaign

August 3, 2016 · 10:40 am ET · Leave a Comment

Jim Lehrer joins us on Political Wire Conversations for a fascinating discussion on the 2016 presidential campaigns with a look towards the upcoming presidential debates. There’s simply no one who knows more about presidential debates.

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Is This Clinton’s Election to Lose?

July 13, 2016 · 10:00 am ET · Leave a Comment

Chris Riback and I discuss the state of the presidential election on the latest episode of Political Wire Conversations.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations

Have We Really Never Seen an Election Like This One?

July 8, 2016 · 12:15 pm ET · Leave a Comment

John Dickerson, host of Face the Nation and author of the great new book, Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History, joined us on Political Wire Conversations.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations

When the Temperature Gets Too Hot

June 2, 2016 · 4:10 pm ET · 2 Comments

Chris Riback talks with CNN political analyst Van Jones on the latest episode of Political Wire Conversations:

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2016 Campaign, Conversations Chris Riback, Van Jones

An Advance Man’s Look at the 2016 Campaign

May 11, 2016 · 2:07 pm ET · 1 Comment

In this episode of Political Wire Conversations, Chris Riback talks to advance man Josh King about his new book, An Advance Man’s Guide to White House Stagecraft, Campaign Spectacle, and Political Suicide, and the 2016 presidential campaign.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations, Political Books

The Outcomes Look Bleak for Republicans

April 12, 2016 · 9:22 am ET · 20 Comments

Chris Riback and Taegan Goddard discuss how the Republican presidential nominating process might end.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations

What Your Brain Really Thinks About Donald Trump

April 1, 2016 · 1:01 pm ET · 5 Comments

Rick Shenkman joins us on Political Wire Conversations to explain why so many of us are susceptible to politicians’ manipulations – and why so many don’t seem to care.

Shenkman is the author of Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics. Highly recommended.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations

A Conversation with Pollster Mark Blumenthal

March 21, 2016 · 8:05 am ET · 1 Comment

In the latest episode of Political Wire Conversations, Chris Riback talks to pollster Mark Blumenthal about the role of polling in American politics.

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2016 Campaign, Conversations

The Party No Longer Decides

March 16, 2016 · 7:15 am ET · 9 Comments

We’re kicking off the second season of Political Wire’s podcast with a discussion of how Donald Trump broke the Republican party.

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Conversation with Jim Gilmore

November 22, 2014 · 11:10 am ET · Leave a Comment

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of changed political landscape after the 2014 midterm elections.

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Conversation with David King

November 1, 2014 · 12:21 pm ET · Leave a Comment

David King from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a great preview of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

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Conversation with Larry Sabato

October 24, 2014 · 8:30 am ET · Leave a Comment

Larry Sabato from the University of Virginia Center for Politics joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a look at what might happen if the 2014 midterm elections go into overtime. It’s a great conversation.

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Conversation with Charlie Cook

October 16, 2014 · 8:10 am ET · Leave a Comment

Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a great look at the 2014 midterm elections and why he thinks Republicans are favored to take control of the U.S. Senate.

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Conversation with Stan Greenberg

October 8, 2014 · 8:50 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a look at the midterm elections, one in which he sees now Democrats “more likely to hold control of the U.S. Senate than not.”

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Conversation with Jules Witcover

October 3, 2014 · 9:23 am ET · Leave a Comment

Jules Witcover, author of The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power, joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of the person “just a heartbeat away” from the most powerful job in the world.

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