I talked with Taegan Goddard about how the Republican presidential nominating process might end. Subscribe via iTunes or RSS to get new episodes of Political Wire Conversations automatically downloaded to your phone.
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Charlie Cook: Editor & Publisher of The Cook Political Report
Few follow the ins and outs of political campaigns more closely than Charlie Cook and his team of reporters and editors. And with less than
Read moreSam Wang: Founder, Princeton Election Consortium
It remains impossible to talk about the 2014 Midterms without turning immediately to the big question – the only question –which party will take Senate
Read moreNate Silver: Founder and Editor-in-Chief, FiveThirtyEight.com
As we make our way towards the first Tuesday in November, a highly-watched, always-debated component of American politics is ready to take it’s place center
Read moreJohn Dean: Author, “The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It”
In little more than a week, we’ll mark 40 years since one of the darkest days in American politics, government and culture – 40 years
Read moreNicco Mele: Author, “The End of Big;” Founder, EchoDitto
We might have debated who invented the Internet, but there’s no debate over which candidate brought the Internet into political campaigns. In 2003 and 2004,
Read moreRetro Report’s Josh Fisher: “Fly Wars: Battling the Medfly”
Remember the medfly? All bugs are pesky, of course, but the Mediterrean Fruit Fly might have been the peskiest. And a little bit scary. The
Read moreRetro Report’s Barbara Dury: “McMartin Preschool: Anatomy of a Panic”
Few stories were more disturbing. Systematic child molestation in our nation’s preschools. It started, of course, with the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, CA in
Read moreRetro Report’s Drew Magratten: “When a Bridge Falls”
Often the only positive to come out of a disaster is the promise that it won’t happen again. That certainly was the case in 2007,
Read moreJeffrey Toobin: New Yorker Staff Writer; CNN Senior Legal Analyst
The next phase of Chris Christie’s bridge scandal has arrived, and it won’t end quickly. It’s the legal battle – subpoenas, documents, testimony and more.
Read moreMike Murphy: Political Media Consultant
The challenges for Republicans keep piling up. First it was the Great Divide, the battle between the Tea Party wing and so-called Establishment. Now, NJ
Read moreDavid Frum: Writer, Commentator, Former U.S. Presidential Special Assistant
As both parties kick off the 2014 political season – and Midterm primaries and Elections creep closer on the calendar – both parties face questions.
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