Campaign HQ with David Plouffe

David breaks down the race with two and a half weeks until Iowa. Then, Zach Graumann, Campaign Manager at Yang2020 joins to talk about the #YangGang, Andrew Yang’s path to the White House and the importance of having fun. 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

How might the campaign affect President Trump’s decision making regarding Iran? Would Trump want more troops on the ground, or would he decide that is bad for his campaign? How might Iran use Trump’s predicted behavior to inform their own strategy? David is joined by Samantha Power, the Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership at Harvard University, for an insightful conversation on how the Iran situation might play out…and why. Power previously served on the National Security Council as Special Assistant to President Obama. 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

Jonathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times, on how the Times plans to cover the race, and where to keep our eyes as the campaign enters January. 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

A lot of little details have to be covered while the candidates are out on the road. Alyssa Mastromonaco shares fun stories from her time as then-Senator Obama’s Director of Scheduling during the 2008 campaign, a preview of what the candidates are in for as we head into January, and that one event that didn’t go so well. Alyssa later served as President Obama’s Deputy Chief of Staff from 2011-2014 and is currently a co-host of Crooked Media’s Hysteria podcast. 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

Justin Buoen, Campaign Manager at Amy for America joins David for a look inside the Klobuchar campaign, and the upcoming challenges of campaigning during an impeachment trial. 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

What’s the best way to defeat Donald Trump in the general election? David Axelrod, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, senior strategist for the Obama campaigns and host of the podcasts Hacks on Tap and The Axe Files has some suggestions and tells us what gives him hope. 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

Kevin Sheekey, campaign manager for Bloomberg 2020, discusses the reasoning behind the timing of Michael Bloomberg’s entry into the Presidential campaign, and the strategic rationale behind their decision to skip the first four early states and mount a national campaign. 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

Tommy Vietor, host of Pod Save America was President Obama’s Iowa Press Secretary during the 2008 campaign.  Tommy is back from recently being on the ground in Iowa - in preparation for Pod Save America’s “On The Ground In Iowa” miniseries - where he spent time with the undecided voters who will determine who wins the Iowa caucuses. David and Tommy take a look at the fortunes of the top polling candidates as Iowa approaches, and what it will take for the nominee to beat Trump in the general election. 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

David is joined by Tara McGowan, the founder and CEO of ACRONYM, a nonprofit organization committed to building power and digital infrastructure for the progressive movement, for a discussion of the importance of social media and Citizen Creators to Campaign 2020.  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

Jennifer O’Malley Dillon served as Campaign Manager at Beto for America, and previously was the Deputy Campaign Manager for Obama for America and the Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee. Jen joins David for a look inside Beto O’Rourke’s decision to exit the race, and her unique perspective on the race for the nomination and the ultimate battle against Trump. 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

Cory Booker’s campaign manager, Addisu Demissie, on how he sees Booker navigating the early primary states and emerging post South Carolina as real contender for the nomination  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

The campaign enters a new phase this weekend. The big Iowa Democratic Party dinner has historically played a key role in determining the caucus winner. Paul Tewes, Democratic strategist and the Iowa state director for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, discusses the advantage of a campaign getting hot late. Then, a conversation with Obama’s director of field operations Mitch Stewart about the art of the ground game. 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

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 amass.  How are delegates awarded? What’s the difference between primaries and caucuses? What kinds of strategic decisions do campaigns need to make? What happens if someone doesn’t gather a majority of delegates?   Delegate Guru Jeff Berman (National Director of Delegate Operations for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign) joins David. 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

Impeachment. Facing Trump. Debates. No one has a more unique perspective on these ripe topics than Hillary Clinton. Hear her take on these issues and the 2020 election. 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

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 politicizing impeachment, disagreeing without being disagreeable, managing prep for next week’s debate, and feeling good about where the Buttigieg campaign is in the polls. 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

Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager Faiz Shakir discusses the road to the nomination, how people should kick the tires on all the candidates, and why Bernie vs. Biden matters.  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

Joe Rospars, Chief Strategist for Warren for President, gives insight into Elizabeth Warren’s potential path to the White House, the tactics behind the selfies, and whether or not he thinks discussing impeachment will become part of the day to day campaign for candidates. 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

A look inside Joe Biden’s Presidential campaign with his campaign manager Greg Schultz.  David and Greg talk about campaigning in Iowa, what the field may look like post-South Carolina, the state of debates, and Biden’s path to winning the nomination. 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

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. Campaign HQ with David Plouffe begins September 19th. 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