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Iowa draws closer and a check in with the #yanggang
January 16, 2020
David breaks down the race with two and a half weeks until Iowa. Then, Zach Graumann, Campaign Manager at Yang2020 joins to talk about...
Dividing our country and uniting Iran
January 8, 2020
How might the campaign affect President Trump’s decision making regarding Iran? Would Trump want more troops on the ground, or would he...
Watch their feet and watch their wallets
January 2, 2020
Jonathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times, on how the Times plans to cover the race, and where to keep...
About The Show
David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s campaign manager, digs into what the candidates are trying to accomplish in their messaging, why they are making the campaign stops they are, whether they can recover from crisis…and what is their pathway to the Democratic Nomination….then from there, the road to the White House. Plouffe’s guests are the campaign managers, the state directors, the field organizers on the ground - they don’t have opinions about what is happening, they know what is happening.
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Iowa draws closer and a check in with the #yanggang
January 16, 2020
David breaks down the race with two and a half weeks until Iowa. Then, Zach Graumann, Campaign Manager at Yang2020 joins to talk about...
Dividing our country and uniting Iran
January 8, 2020
How might the campaign affect President Trump’s decision making regarding Iran? Would Trump want more troops on the ground, or would he...
Watch their feet and watch their wallets
January 2, 2020
Jonathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times, on how the Times plans to cover the race, and where to keep...
We don’t want another Meadowlands disaster!
December 26, 2019
A lot of little details have to be covered while the candidates are out on the road. Alyssa Mastromonaco shares fun stories from her...
Someone who can beat Donald Trump
December 19, 2019
Justin Buoen, Campaign Manager at Amy for America joins David for a look inside the Klobuchar campaign, and the upcoming challenges of...
Using Jiu-Jitsu to defeat Donald Trump
December 12, 2019
What’s the best way to defeat Donald Trump in the general election? David Axelrod, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, senior...
Bloomberg is running because Trump is winning.
December 5, 2019
Kevin Sheekey, campaign manager for Bloomberg 2020, discusses the reasoning behind the timing of Michael Bloomberg’s entry into the...
Tommy Vietor from Pod Save America
November 26, 2019
Tommy Vietor, host of Pod Save America was President Obama’s Iowa Press Secretary during the 2008 campaign. Tommy is back from recently...
The Digital Wars
November 21, 2019
David is joined by Tara McGowan, the founder and CEO of ACRONYM, a nonprofit organization committed to building power and digital...
Life After Beto
November 14, 2019
Jennifer O’Malley Dillon served as Campaign Manager at Beto for America, and previously was the Deputy Campaign Manager for Obama for...
Booker’s Path
November 7, 2019
Cory Booker’s campaign manager, Addisu Demissie, on how he sees Booker navigating the early primary states and emerging post South...
Iowa’s Big Stage
October 31, 2019
The campaign enters a new phase this weekend. The big Iowa Democratic Party dinner has historically played a key role in determining the...
Delegates, Delegates, Delegates
October 24, 2019
It's not about how much money you raise, how funny your tweet was or even how many states you win. It’s about how many delegates you...
Hillary Clinton
October 17, 2019
Impeachment. Facing Trump. Debates. No one has a more unique perspective on these ripe topics than Hillary Clinton. Hear her take on...
Can Mayor Pete get the Edge?
October 10, 2019
David is joined by Mike Schmuhl, campaign manager for Pete Buttigieg for a look at Mayor Pete’s potential road to the White House, not...
How hot can the Bern get?
October 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager Faiz Shakir discusses the road to the nomination, how people should kick the tires on all the...
Warrenmentum
September 26, 2019
Joe Rospars, Chief Strategist for Warren for President, gives insight into Elizabeth Warren’s potential path to the White House, the...
Inside the Biden Campaign with campaign manager Greg Schultz
September 19, 2019
A look inside Joe Biden’s Presidential campaign with his campaign manager Greg Schultz. David and Greg talk about campaigning in Iowa,...
Introduction to Campaign HQ with David Plouffe
September 9, 2019
David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s campaign manager, digs into what the candidates are trying to accomplish in their messaging, why...
