Campaign HQ with David Plouffe

As Joe Biden seeks to make the election a referendum on Trump, Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager in 2016, joins David for a look at the similarities and differences between this campaign and 2016, Trump’s inability to communicate his case for re-election and reminds us that the campaign can turn on a dime. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Juli 20201h 9min

Jennifer Palmieri, former White House Director of Communications from 2013 to 2015 and Director of Communications for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign provides unique insight into the differences between Joe Biden’s campaign and Hillary’s, and the additional pressure Biden’s VP pick will face. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Juni 20201h 16min

Jen O’Malley Dillon is the campaign manager for Biden for President. She discusses the recent poll numbers, the battleground picture, campaigning during a pandemic and what concerns her the most.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Juni 20201h 11min

Ballot delivery, automatic registration, and voter education: Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discusses the ways we can have a successful election in a year with an expected increase in voting by mail. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Juni 202050min

Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, joins David for a comparison of Trump’s campaign tactics with those of Nixon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Juni 202055min

Omar and Rafael Rivero are the founders of Occupy Democrats, a political organization and news website that aims to create a more equal society for all by working with progressives, labor unions, and the Democratic Party. They discuss some of their innovative ways they are using social media to reach their over 50 million followers to help Joe Biden win the election and tips on how regular citizens can contribute on their own. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Maj 202051min

Candidates are finding they can run on gun safety and win elections. Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon Watts started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. Now Shannon is working with Everytown for Gun Safety to end gun violence and build safer communities. David and Shannon discuss the ways all of us can be actively influential in elections. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Maj 202053min

Former Attorney General Eric Holder explains the ways we can make sure everyone has the opportunity to vote despite the pandemic, how the Supreme Court could be affected for twenty years by this election, and a behind the scenes look at the vetting process for the Vice Presidency. Eric is presently the chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, with the mission of building a targeted, state-by-state strategy that ensures Democrats can fight back and produce fairer maps in the 2021 redistricting process. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Maj 202051min