Michael D. Shear of the New York Times discusses Newtown, CT, the politics of Gun Control and the Fiscal Cliff. (Originally broadcast 12-16-12 on The John Batchelor
Read moreBen Smith, Buzzfeed
With just 10 days to go until our nation comes together to choose our next President, we already have a winner in this election: Social
Read moreHari Sreenivasan, The Digital Campaign, PBS Newshour
A conversation on the new ways the political campaigns — particularly President Obama’s — use data to target likely voters and encourage them to get
Read moreRobert Wright, Writer & Editor of Bloggingheads.tv
It seems there are no small issues in Robert Wright’s world. From the “Evolution of God” and the role of religion in social order to
Read moreTom Jensen, Director, Public Policy Polling
If you look just at the numbers, folks, this one is too close to call. After nearly two years of campaigning, we’re down to 10
Read moreCallum Borchers, Boston Globe
With just 10 days to go before the election, any political junkie would want to be on the campaign trail. Eating bad food, sleeping in
Read moreHenry Brady, Dean, UC Berkeley School of Public Policy, on Conventions
One of the big questions that came out of our national political conventions was not so much “what?” — as in “what do the candidates
Read moreSteve Kornacki, MSNBC & Salon.com
While a declining number of us may be watching our national political conventions on television, an increasing number of journalists are attending in person. By
Read moreEJ Dionne, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Four years ago, no matter how you voted, there was a sense that, maybe, just possibly, we as a nation would be ready to come
Read moreRosie Gray, Buzzfeed
Rosie Gray of Buzzfeed discusses the Presidential Campaign and Wisconsin Gubernatorial recall vote. (Originally broadcast 6-2-12 on The John Batchelor Show)
Read moreTaegan Goddard, Publisher, Political Wire
Who said we’re in the quiet period of the US Presidential race? It was a blockbuster week in what was supposed to be the “let’s
Read moreTaegan Goddard, Publisher, Political Wire
The US Presidential Election finally turned to the inevitable this week, as Rick Santorum pulled out of the race to be the Republican nominee and
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