The Electables: Recent Episodes
Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell
The Electables is a podcast hosted by political strategist Doug Thornell that features a diverse line-up of guests who take you inside “the room where it happens” and discuss what it takes to run winning campaigns.
Doug ZOOMs with Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina to discuss the results of the election, challenges facing Joe Biden's upcoming presidency, and provides some history on his own story in politics and public service.
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Doug is joined by "Against the Grain" host Josh Kraushaar to break down the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
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Doug Thornell is joined by Anita Dunn, a senior advisor to the Joe Biden campaign and a fellow colleague at managing director at SKDKnickerbocker. They discuss the entire campaign from primaries to election night as well as the coming transition.
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In this episode, Doug Thornell is joined by his longtime friends, actor Jon Bernthal, and Gareth Schweitzer, president of Material Company Action Division. They discuss their views on this election from the backdrop of growing up in DC.
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Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action. In this episode, Doug asks Shannon about how the organization is fighting for change and taking on the NRA.
What is the data telling us as we head into November? Doug Thornell interviews Tom Bonier, CEO of TargetSmart, to discuss election predictions with 3 days remaining.
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Dominik Whitehead, NAACP Civic Engagement Director, joins Doug Thornell to discuss the national campaign run by the NAACP to drive strong turnout in the 2020 election.
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Brianna Cayo Cotter leads Social Impact at MTV and Viacom and these days she is focused on getting the vote out. Doug and Brianna discuss what it takes to spread the word about the importance of voting and the responsibility corporations feel to create a social impact with their platform.
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David Smick is a global macroeconomic strategist, investor, magazine editor, and author, most recently of The Great Equalizer: How Main Street Capitalism Can Create an Economy for Everyone (PublicAffairs), David Smickwhich predicted the U.S. average working family economic anxiety that led to Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. In 2008, he published The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy (Penguin Portfolio), which predicted the 2008 global financial crisis. Mr. Smick has written for the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He has appeared as a television commentator on CNN, Fox, CNBC, Charlie Rose, and PBS
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Mr. Smick is chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Smick International, Inc., a leading macroeconomic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1985, the firm's clients include some of the world's most successful money managers. The firm's first client was Soros Fund Management. The Financial Times described Mr. Smick as "one of Washington's premier The International Economy Fall 2016insiders" in the field of economic and financial policy.
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Mr. Smick is also the founder, editor, and publisher of The International Economy magazine. Launched in 1987, the publication's readership includes many of the world's senior financial policy officials and market strategists.
AUTHOR
New York Times columnist David Brooks described Mr. Smick's first book, The World Is Curved, as "astonishingly prescient." Former President Bill Clinton called the book one of the top three books on the global financial crisis. Translated into dozens of languages, the book received the Gold Medal by the Axiom Business Book Awards as the year's "best book on international business and globalization." The World Is Curved Book CoverThe book sold out in China in two-and-a-half weeks.
Mr. Smick began his career in 1975 in Washington, D.C., as a professional staff member of the United States Senate. In 1979, at the age of twenty-six, he became chief of staff to a member of the congressional leadership.
Mr. Smick has advised both Republican (Ronald Reagan) and Democratic (Bill Bradley) U.S. presidential candidates on economic policy.
Jim Papa joins Doug Thornell to discuss the job of a Staffer and how that role shapes a career. It is a unique job that provides new challenges everyday and sculpts a person into being resourceful and flexible. Jim's new podcast Staffer showcases interviews with former staffers and details how the job shaped their careers. STAFFER releases on all platforms September 1.
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Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First for America, is committed to holding those accountable who threaten longstanding principles of our democracy. Her current mission is Sines v. Kessler, the lawsuit filed by a coalition of Charlottesville community members against the Nazis and white supremacists responsible for the violence. In this episode, we discuss the case and hear more about extremist groups and their tactics for spreading hate.
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Interested in media buying? Laura Kollappallil and Will Flohr of Assembly take us into the details of media buying. We hear about traditional vs digital and other ways candidates are using media to reach voters.
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Andre Banks
Founder + CEO
Andre Banks is founder and CEO of A/B Partners, a leading creative practice staffed by people of color, women and queer people bringing to life groundbreaking communications strategies in the #BlackLivesMatter era. A/B Partners is a fully integrated, data-driven agency providing communications strategy, brand positioning, content-driven message and audience testing and multi-channel media outreach. Andre has been leading campaigns for over 20 years and currently serves as the chair of the board at Color Of Change, the largest racial justice organization in the U.S. Prior to starting A/B, Andre was EVP for Social Impact & Philanthropy at Berlin Rosen, a leading national public relations and strategic communications firm. Andre is also co-founder of AllOut, a global organization advocating for the social acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. He was also a founding partner at leading social impact agency Purpose.
Ashley Bryant
Principal, A/B Partners
After 12+ years of a unique professional career of brand building, digital marketing, and political strategy—Ashley sits at the intersection of culture, politics, and activism. After serving as the Ohio Digital Director for the 2012 re-election campaign of President Barack Obama, she left the private sector to focus her efforts on building political power in the communities that need it the most. Prior to A/B, Ashley was a VP at 270 Strategies, Federal Digital Director at MoveOn and has advised several non-profits, and campaigns on strategic engagement and political mobilization as an independent consultant encouraging action through integrated online and offline strategies. She is also currently an Advisor to Higher Heights for America and Higher Heights for America PAC, the only political action committee exclusively dedicated to electing more progressive Black women from the federal level to citywide Mayors.
CEO of the 2020 Democratic National Convention Committee joins The Electables to discuss the changes to the convention due to Coronavirus, some of his favorite convention memories, and what to expect in August.
Cornell Belcher is the President of Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies. He joins Doug Thornell to discuss several topics ranging from the 2020 election to race and politics. They touch on the messaging around defunding the police and how that will translate at the polls.
Cornell Belcher is President of Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies, a published author (A Black Man in the White House), political contributor to NBC/MSNBC, and one of the premier strategists in national progressive politics as well as in the rebranding of corporate America. Cornell served as Pollster for the DNC under Chairman Howard Dean making him the first minority to lead in that role for either national Party. He also served on the polling team for both groundbreaking Obama presidential campaigns. Over the years, Cornell has worked with both Senate and House Democrats as Senior Political Advisor to the DSCC in the 2002 cycle and Special Projects Director for the DCCC in the 2000 cycle. Cornell also served as Women VOTE! Coordinator for EMILY’s List in the 1998 cycle, helping to put together communication and GOTV operations targeting women voters all over the country.
Cornell is an experienced hand at campaign politics and has years of expertise in quantitative and qualitative research, message development, and product and behavioral insight. Founding brilliant corners in 2002, he is considered the vanguard for demographic trends among the emerging younger and browner America. In 2008 and 2012, youth and minority voters over-indexed and changed the face of the electorate helping not only President Obama, but progressive candidates and issues up and down the ballot; indeed in 2012 African American voter turnout surpassed that of whites for the first time in history. Both historic watershed moments that greatly depended on Cornell’s nonconformist contributing work.
As the pollster for the Democratic National Committee, he was able to ignore beltway criticisms and take the national Party’s research into previously unchartered directions, exploring how best to challenge Republicans’ strengths among voters in supposedly untouchable "red states," particularly "faith" or "values first" voters. Under Governor Dean’s leadership, Cornell helped to construct a savvy framework for the visionary 50 State Strategy that expanded the Democratic footprint on the electoral map and ultimately produced a Democratic realignment. Asked about Cornell’s role, Governor Dean was quoted in the Washington Post as saying that the research conducted by brilliant corners for the DNC was "the best poll [he'd] seen in ten years."
On this episode of The Electables, top pollster John Anzalone discusses recent polling data on Trump and Joe Biden and how the Black Lives Matter movement and COVID-19 are impacting support.
On this episode of the Electables, Doug is joined by Jamal Simmons, CBS News analyst and reporter. Jamal worked for U.S. President Bill Clinton and was an advisor to President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 campaign and White House. Today, he and Doug discuss how the political landscape is impacted by recent Black Lives Matter protests and how race is present when working for a campaign or any organization.
Learn more about Jamal here: http://jamalsimmons.com and follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamalSimmons
Jason Rosenbaum is the president of SKDK Digital. He joins the Electables to discuss how digital outreach has changed political advertising and fundraising through the years, which party has a stronger digital strategy, and how the Biden and Trump campaigns are employing these strategies.
Guy Cecil, chairman of Priorities USA, joins the Electables to discuss the upcoming 2020 election and the strategies Priorities USA are taking to beat Trump.
Dawn Huckelbridge is the Director of Paid Leave for All, a new campaign that will provide the strategy and coordinated effort to turn paid leave into a political reality.
Election law expert and voting rights advocate Marc Elias talks with us about Democratic efforts to protect everyone's right to vote.
Reed Galen is an independent political strategist. He left the Republican Party in 2016 and has spent the last three years dedicated to the political reform movement, creating a better system for all voters. Today they discuss how the Lincoln Project is rolling out their strategy to hold our elected officials accountable.
Consultant and Democratic Strategist Jesse Ferguson joins the Electables to discuss the most recent polling about how the Coronavirus is impacting the national campaigns.
Errin Haines joins the Electables to discuss how Coronavirus is impacting election staff and fundraising as well as discuss the new publication, The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy.
Political Strategist Paul Tencher joins the Electables to discuss the state of the Democratic primary.
Things are heating up in the Democratic race to elect a nominee to take on Donald Trump in November. It looked like Bernie Sanders was going to run away with it after the Nevada caucuses but Joe Biden has been catapulted by strong results in Super Tuesday and now Mini Super Tuesday. Doug and Adrienne catch you up on where this race stands heading into the first head-to-head debate between the two frontrunners on Sunday, March 15, 2020
Jamal Simmons, CBS News political analyst, joins the Electables to discuss the Super Tuesday results, the path of the Democratic Party now that there are two candidates, the legacy of Elizabeth Warren, and the outlook for the primaries taking place on Tuesday March 10, 2020.
Dave Wasserman, House Editor for The Cook Political Report, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the South Carolina primary results and where all the campaigns stand heading into Super Tuesday.
Former Obama Aide Reggie Love joins The Electables to discuss his support of Pete Buttigieg ahead of the Nevada caucus and South Carolina primary.
Tom Steyer's campaign manager, Heather Hargreaves, joins the Electables to discuss the Nevada and South Carolina primaries. The candidate for president is trending well in those states and hopes he can make a move in the polls. Heather discusses the campaign's strategy and how they are focusing their message to reach voters.
Karen Hicks joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the New Hampshire primary results. Karen is a veteran political strategist with extensive experience managing grassroots campaigns in battleground states.
Doug and Adrienne discuss the fallout of the Iowa Caucuses and are joined by Yahoo News reporter Brittany L. Shepard. Results are still waiting to be made official but the candidates are flying to New Hampshire to start meeting with potential voters. Campaign staffers are on edge while the stakes for the Democratic Party couldn't be higher.
On this episode of The Electables, guests Patrice Taylor, DNC Director of Party Affairs and Xochitl Hinojosa, DNC Communications Director discuss the upcoming Iowa caucuses and the new format being used in this 2020 election cycle.
Joining the Electables is Justin Buoen, campaign manager for Senator Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign. In the lead up to the Iowa caucuses, Justin discusses Senator Klobuchar's strategy, how she is juggling her senate responsibilities during the impeachment trial, and why Iowans should support her presidential campaign.
On this episode, Doug and Adrienne discuss the final two weeks to the Iowa Caucus, Democratic infighting, and how the Senate impeachment trial effects the campaigns of candidates who will be stuck in Washington versus rallying their support in Iowa.
Top Democratic strategist Lily Adams, Communications Director, Kamala Harris for President, Former Hillary Clinton Spokesperson & Iowa Communications Director, Senior Advisor to VA Sen. Tim Kaine and OH Gov. Ted Strickland, joined Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell on The Electables to discuss Iowa and early primary states ground game and shares insights and predictions for 2020. Ms. Adams is a Fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service.
According to her IPPS bio, she "has advised federal and state campaigns and office holders on communications strategy for more than a decade.
Most recently, Lily served as communications director for U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’ campaign for president, where she led communications strategy, including managing a team of over 20 press and research staffers across early primary states, acted as a senior strategist for all critical aspects of the campaign including debate prep, major speeches and campaign launch, and was the principal staffer to the candidate on all major media appearances.
Lily held the same title in Harris’ U.S. Senate office beginning in January 2017, where she oversaw the senator’s national press strategy and was an integral member of the team crafting strategy and preparing the senator for high impact moments including the Kavanaugh hearings, and hearings with Attorneys General Sessions and Barr.
Previously, Lily served as communications director for Hillary Clinton’s successful Iowa caucus campaign and later ran all communications in primary states and in battleground states during the general election. In that role, Lily oversaw the hiring and management of dozens of communications staff and coordinated targeted messaging across the country.
Before joining the Clinton presidential campaign, Lily worked as deputy communications director at the Democratic National Committee, where she led day-to-day operations of the communications department and served as the lead spokesperson for party affairs, including the 2016 convention site selection and the 2016 primary calendar process.
Lily has also worked in various posts on campaigns for governor and senate including U.S. Senator Tim Kaine in Virginia, Governor Ted Strickland in Ohio and State Senator Creigh Deeds in Virginia. She has also been a senior member of three U.S. Senate offices including Kaine, Harris and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
Lily is from Austin, Texas and received a B.A. in Politics from Brandeis University. She has a dog, Harper, and is an avid pie baker."
Doug and Adrienne talk about what lies in ahead in 2020 for the candidates, Could it be a brokered convention?
Dave Wasserman is the House Editor for The Cook Political Report. He is a highly respected political analyst and is recognized as one of the nation's top election forecasters.
Senator Cory Booker joins the Electables to discuss his campaign and the issues facing America.
Doug and Adrienne give some tips on how to survive Thanksgiving politics and give an update on the status of the Democratic race.
Uh-oh, Thornell called an audible! Actor, animal rights advocate, and DC native Jon Bernthal makes a special appearance on The Electables to talk about his acting career, rescuing pitbulls, growing up in DC and his views on Trump with co-host and best friend Doug Thornell.
Josh Kraushaar, National Journal Politics Editor, joins the Electables to breakdown the election debate from November 20th.
Pat Reilly is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Change Research, a polling firm located in San Francisco. Change Research is innovating on the polling process by leveraging digital surveys that can aggregate polls in near real-time and a fraction of the cost of traditional phone-based polls. In this episode, Pat elaborates on their methods, the future of polling, and the effect polling will have on the 2020 Democratic nomination.
Noam Lee, the Executive Director of the Democratic Governors Association, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the election runoff in the Louisiana Governor's race.
Joe Biden's Senior Advisor Symone Sanders joins the Electables to discuss how she got her start in politics, Joe Biden's strategy, and how to deal with Trump's bullying.
Katherine Miller is the Vice President of Impact at The James Beard Foundation and Founding Executive Director of the Chef Action Network (CAN). She joins Doug and Adrienne to discuss the importance of the food industry taking an active role in public policy.
Chef Tiffany Derry joins Adrienne and Doug in Princeton, New Jersey at the Bead Foundation Summit to discuss how politics and policy affects the food industry.
Lis Smith, Senior Advisor, Communications for Pete Buttigieg, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the South Bend mayor's presidential race, how they've been able to beat expectations, fundraising, connecting with the African American community, and how to work your way up in politics.
On this episode, Adrienne and Doug are joined by Karen Hicks, a veteran political strategist and New Hampshire expert. Karen is the CEO of Civix Strategy Group.
Questions in this episode include:
Who is leading in NH?
Are you surprised there isn't more fighting between the candidates yet?
Who has the best NH ground game?
Does winning in Iowa help win the New Hampshire Primary?
What advice would you give a candidate polling in the single digits?
What's your best New Hampshire Primary memory?
Rebuilding The Democratic Party with DNC Chair Tom Perez by Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell
A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi filed an impeachment inquiry, the Electables interviewed DNC Chair Tom Perez about impeachment, new debate criteria, and the innovations at the DNC under his management.
From remote locations, Doug and Adrienne break down the third Democratic debate and tell you what they're watching as the race continues to heat up.
Iowa political expert, Matt Paul, joins The Electables to discuss the Iowa caucus process and the intricacies of this format.
In this episode, Doug and Adrienne talk about polls after a Monmouth poll was released that showed Joe Biden's lead nearly erased. But, when you peal back the onion, you can see that this specific poll used a very small sample size and a large margin of error. So it begs the question: what are polls used for and how can they manipulated for a campaign's use? Then, they discuss the upcoming DNC announcement with all the candidates who have qualified for the third debate.
In this episode, Doug and Adrienne are joined by NBC's senior political editor Mark Murray to discuss the recent poll conducted by NBC/WSJ. The poll examines a range of topics and was first conducted back in the early 1990s. Doug and Adrienne ask Mark to weigh in on the recent insights into how the country feels about topics including: Trump's economy, the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, gun control, trade, as well as how these issues effect the Democratic nominees for President.
ABC News Political Director Rick Klein joins Doug and Adrienne to discuss where he sees this primary election going and what it means for the 2020 election. Topics include: Will Biden hold onto his lead? Why hasn't Kamala Harris taken off? Are the attacks on Elizabeth Warren coming? How is ABC News covering this election with so many candidates? What are you doing differently from 2016 in this election? The surge of Andrew Yang? And, who should we be keeping an eye on to make a move.
On this episode of.. The Electables.
Doug Thornell and Alexi McCammond traveled to Miami for the Young Elected Officials conference to interview up & coming elected officials on why they got into politics and how they view the 2020 race. In Part III, hear from Rep. Daniel Hernandez, Arizona State Assembly, and Ashley Vanorny, Cedar Rapids, IA Council Member.
Doug Thornell and Alexi McCammond traveled to Miami for the Young Elected Officials conference to interview up & coming elected officials on why they got into politics and how they view the 2020 race. In Part II, hear from Rep. David Crowley, Wisconsin State Legislature, Kara Hawes, Rock County, WI Board of Supervisors, and Clinton Anderson, Beloit, WI City Council VP.
Doug Thornell and Alexi McCammond traveled to Miami for the Young Elected Officials conference to interview up & coming elected officials on why they got into politics and how they view the 2020 race. In Part I, hear from Svante Myrick, Mayor of Ithaca, NY, and Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Council President.
The second Democratic debate begins Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 8:00pm from The Motor City, Detroit, Michigan on CNN. Doug and Adrienne discuss which candidates are going to be trying to make a move and those who might be trying to just maintain their momentum.
Adrienne and Doug talk about a range of topics effecting the Democratic nomination for president. O'Rourke has money problems, Mayor Pete's numbers continue to surge, and Bernie is transferring funds from his senate account to his campaign account like a millennial with Venmo. As the candidates get ready for the heat to be turned up, Adrienne and Doug break down what you should pay attention to as you beat the heat of summer.
Jennifer Palmieri is the former White House communications director. She joins The Electables to discuss women in politics, share stories from the 2016 campaign, and weigh in on how the current candidates are shaping up. She also shares an update on her new book she is writing called "She Proclaims".
The New York Time's Jonathan Martin joins Adrienne and Doug to recap the first 2 Democratic debates from Miami. We had two very electric nights of debate where the candidates tried to craft their identity, introduce themselves to the country, and challenge the other candidates.
Hilary Rosen and Tammy Hadad join Adrienne and Doug to discuss the first Democratic debate this week in Miami. Tammy and Hillary are two DC veterans. Tammy was the executive producer behind MSNBC’s political coverage, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Larry King Live, Today Show, and The Late Late Show. She shares her insight into how NBC will be covering the debate and what to watch for as things get going. Hillary Rosen is a partner and managing director at political strategy firm, SKDKnickerbocker, and served as president of the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). Hillary's experience covering politics is second to none and she makes some interesting predictions about the debate, nomination, and 2020 election.
Senator Cory Booker's campaign manager Addisu Demissie joins The Electables to discuss the senator's campaign. Topics include the rationale for Senator Booker's candidacy, the importance of grassroots organizing, debate strategy, Cory Booker the man, and what it takes to run a large, national campaign.
The DNC has announced the 20 candidates who have qualified for the first Democratic debate. Adrienne sits down with former colleague and War Room Director, Adrienne Watson, to discuss the announcement. Just 12 days from the first debate, the top 20 candidates can take a short breath but the second debates have even harder qualification requirements. They will be looking to use this stage to catapult their place in the polls.
The research department of a campaign is critical to the success of the candidate. It's critical to perform opposition research as well as research things that your opponents might use against your campaign. The research department touches every campaign team from debate prep to communications.
Tony Carrk is a campaign research rockstar after leading the teams for Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. He gives us a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put together a research summary on a candidate, how research effects other departments, and he shares a few stories from real campaigns.
This episode was recorded in the heart of the DNC headquarters with DNC Communications Director, Xochitl Hinojosa. The DNC announced new criteria for candidates to be on the third debate stage at a yet to be disclosed location. With the news just breaking, we'll give you a detailed look at the DNC's rationale straight from the source.
Doug and Adrienne provide a progress report on where the candidates stand right now and where this race is heading. With 23 candidates in the running and the first debate a mere month away, many need to start making moves.
Axios's Alexi McCammond joins Adrienne and Doug on this week's episode of the Electables to discuss how the candidates are doing so far in their campaigns. Alexi weighs in about a candidate who she thinks is a major dark horse given how well he or she is liked in small settings. They also discuss some very interesting polling stats that will make you think twice about who you think is leading this very early race.
Perry Bacon, a senior writer for FiveThirtyEight writing about government and politics, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the Democratic primary contenders. They discuss who is leading, how Biden is doing so far, and who is underperforming. They also discuss the ever present topic: electability.
Jefrey Pollock is the founding partner and president of Global Strategy Group. Jef walks Adrienne and Doug through the polling process for a large national campaign, debate strategy, and shares some of his best campaign stories.
Neera Tanden is the president of the Center for American Progress, a public policy research and advocacy organization. In this episode, Neera shares how she got her start in politics, her thoughts on the current Democratic candidates as a woman of color, and lays out what she feels the Democrats strategy should be towards the economy.
John Anzalone is one of the preeminent pollsters in the business. He has over twenty-five years of polling experience and has polled for the presidential campaigns of both Barack Obama (2008 & 2012) and Hillary Clinton (2016). He discusses how he got started in politics, Democrats in 'The South', the art of focus groups, and his take on some of the candidates running for the Democratic nomination.
Ron Klain joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss his views on the upcoming Democratic primaries, his support of Joe Biden, as well as shares some stories from his decades of experience in D.C. politics.
Igor Volsky, author of "Guns Down: How to defeat the NRA and build a safer future with fewer guns", joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the topics he lays out in the book. Igor also weighs in on how he thinks candidates can use the gun issue to earn the party nomination.
Another week, another Power 5 Ranking of all the Democratic contenders. Doug and Adrienne give you their opinions on who is up and who is down in the Democratic primary race.
ROKK Solutions' Kristen Hawn and Rodell Mollineau join The Electables' hosts Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell to get way into the weeds on the Democratic primary field ... over adult beverages. You can also find us on iTunes: http://bit.ly/electables, Google Play: http://bit.ly/GooglePlay_Electables, iHeart: http://bit.ly/iHeart_Electables, Spotify: http://bit.ly/Spotify_ELCTBLS, Stitcher: http://bit.ly/Stitcher_ELCTBLS, Castbox: http://bit.ly/Castbox_Electables, Twitter: @TheElectables, @adrienneelrod, @dthornell, @rokksolutions, @KristenRHawn, @rodell
Kurt Bardella, a former Republican strategist, now Democrat, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss his time consulting for Breitbart News and, how he became a Democrat, and his new gig running country music newsletter, The Morning Hangover.
Former Republican, now Democrat, Kurt Bardella joins Adrienne and Doug for Power 5 Friday. The publisher of the country music newsletter, The Morning Hangover, shares with The Electables his Top 5 POWER 5 LIST. Beto O'Rourke has finally declared his candidacy and the group of candidates grows even more competitive and uncertain. Listen to the team break down their Power 5 as it stands today.
Alex Hornbrook is the operations director for Democracy Forward. During his career, he has managed schedules and events for Vice President Joe Biden and on Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign and the Obama-Biden general election campaign in the 2007/2008 cycle. Learn about what it takes to put on a massive rally. 50% chances of rain can keep you up all night when 20,000 people are supposed to show up the next day.
Few people have enough gravitas in Washington D.C. to be known by a single name, but Minyon Moore (Minnie) is one of those distinguished few. Minyon has had a long career in politics having worked for President Clinton’s administration as the director of White House political affairs, consulting for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, and was the CEO of the Democratic National Committee. Minyon is a legend in the industry and a role model for ambitious youth everywhere.
Documentary filmmaker Joanna James and chef and restaurant owner Amy Brandwein join Adrienne Elrod on International Women’s Day to discuss women’s issues, especially in the hospitality industry. Joanna’s first documentary “A Fine Line”, which delves into themes sparking national conversations right now, including workplace harassment, equal pay, paid parental leave and career advancement. Amy Brandwein is the chef and owner of Centrolina, a combined seasonal Italian restaurant and market that opened in CityCenterDC in spring 2015.
Tiffany Cross is the managing editor of The Beat, which covers the intersection of politics, policy, and people of color. In this episode, Doug, Adrienne, and Tiffany discuss the process of publishing The Beat, mixing together politics and culture, and the issues her readers are most interested in.
Every Friday hosts Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell share rank their top five picks among the Democrats contending for the party's nomination. This week's special guest is Tiffany Cross, Co-Founder & Publisher of The Beat DC, the only daily political news platform that highlights the people of color driving policy in the nation’s capital and beyond, and the policies that impact communities of color at large.
Political analyst and Hill.TV host Jamal Simmons joins us to talk about the role of the press team on the campaign trail of dark horse candidates and heavy favorites, shares one of his more embarrassing stories that he thought could have ended his career in politics, and what these candidates need to do to win the nomination.
Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joins The Electables to discuss his new book, Beyond Charlottesville. The former governor also gives a unique perspective on New York losing the Amazon HQ2 contract in Long Island City as well as potential locations for the new Redskins' stadium. Could it move to Virginia?
On this episode, Adrienne and Doug are joined by CNN reporter Rebecca Buck to discuss covering a presidential campaign from the journalist’s perspective. Rebecca is CNN’s lead reporter for Senator Cory Booker’s presidential bid. Learn how CNN utilizes their resources to cover candidates and how they plan to adjust their coverage as the candidate's chances of winning the nomination change. She also shares with us what she is hearing from voters in the early primary states, which candidate is doing better than expected and how she prepares for a trip to cover Booker. Follow The Electables on Twitter @TheElectables and subscribe on iTunes.
Warren? Harris? Beto? Klobuchar? Booker? Biden? Whose political currency is up this week? And whose is down? Who's new on the list? Who dropped off? Veteran strategists Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell share their top five picks and dark horse candidates from a packed field of challengers striving to win the Democratic nomination and take on President Trump in 2020.
The Democratic Party's communication director Xochitl Hinojosa joins The Electable's Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell to discuss the upcoming nomination cycle for the 2020 presidential nomination. This nomination cycle will feature new debate formats as well as new data strategies that all Democrats running for office can use to their advantage in their races. There's even some discussion on the possible location of the Democratic Convention in 2020.
In this episode of The Electables, Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell interview longtime political messaging veteran, David Dixon. David creates commercials, places them in media markets, and works with campaigns to craft the perfect message.
He shares some stories from the campaign trail, what the upcoming candidates need to do to set themselves apart from the pack, and a few predictions about who has the highest likelihood of earning the Democratic nomination.
Hosts Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell welcome Navin Nayak, director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
Nayak is Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress and Executive Director of the CAP Action Fund. He oversees day-to-day management of the Action Fund and helps create new programs and projects that will help the organization fulfill its mission.
Nayak has more than 15 years of experience in advocacy and elections with several organizations. Most recently, Nayak served as the director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, where he oversaw all the campaign’s message research. Prior to that, he worked for eight years at the League of Conservation Voters, where among several roles, he served as senior vice president for campaigns, overseeing all the organization’s electoral work. He also served as the deputy director for the Clean Energy Works campaign, a national multimillion-dollar effort to pass comprehensive climate legislation in 2009–2010.
In addition to his advocacy experience, Nayak worked as a donor adviser at Corridor Partners, where he provided strategic guidance to donors on their advocacy and electoral investments.
Nayak has appeared on numerous television programs and in numerous publications, including CNN’s “Crossfire” and MSNBC’s “Hardball.” In 2013, he was named one of Politico’s “50 Politicos to Watch.” He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.
Each week, hosts Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell rank their top five picks to grab the Democratic Party's nomination and challenge Donald Trump in 2020. This week, Navin Nayak, director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, shares his own top five candidates.
Nayak is Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress and Executive Director of the CAP Action Fund. He oversees day-to-day management of the Action Fund and helps create new programs and projects that will help the organization fulfill its mission.
Nayak has more than 15 years of experience in advocacy and elections with several organizations. Most recently, Nayak served as the director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, where he oversaw all the campaign’s message research. Prior to that, he worked for eight years at the League of Conservation Voters, where among several roles, he served as senior vice president for campaigns, overseeing all the organization’s electoral work. He also served as the deputy director for the Clean Energy Works campaign, a national multimillion-dollar effort to pass comprehensive climate legislation in 2009–2010.
In addition to his advocacy experience, Nayak worked as a donor adviser at Corridor Partners, where he provided strategic guidance to donors on their advocacy and electoral investments.
Nayak has appeared on numerous television programs and in numerous publications, including CNN’s “Crossfire” and MSNBC’s “Hardball.” In 2013, he was named one of Politico’s “50 Politicos to Watch.” He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.
John Hickenlooper, 42nd Governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019, speaks with Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell about the 2020 Presidential field and his own exploratory committee activities.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY POWER FIVE RANKINGS - Hosts Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell with Special Guest Brian Fallon. In this episode, the team breaks down their power 5 rankings of candidates both announced and unannounced in line to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Tune in each week to see who is up and who is down. Doug and Adrienne update their rankings each week till the nomination.
Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell are joined by a special guest, Brian Fallon, press secretary for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. They break down "The Art of the Rollout", when someone announced their candidacy to be the next President of the United States.
With such a large field interested in running, getting the announcement right can increase your stock or leave you playing catch up right out the gate. Tune in to get the insider's take on what these campaigns are considering before they announce.