America's Democrats

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend offers reflections about her father, Robert F. Kennedy, and why the senior George Bush is against Trump. Democratic analyst Vic Fingerhut wants the Clinton campaign not to dismiss independents. And Electoral College analyst Kyle Kondik explains on the Bill Press Show why Ohio picks the president.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend says George H.W. Bush told her he doesn’t think Donald Trump has the capacity to be president and wanted to get the message out.

Democrats should run as Democrats on traditional issues, says political guru Vic Fingerhut, and that way they might make inroads among independents.

Electoral College expert Kyle Kondik predicts a Clinton victory, but it all may depend on Ohio.

It's "Our Revolution," and it's on the move!

Are you tired of Tea Party Republicans and Rush Limbaugh dominating the airwaves? Do you want the facts you won't get on Fox -- or even on CNN? Then stay tuned.

Two Democratic campaign pro’s handicap the presidential and congressional campaign. Pollster Celinda Lake says it’s a tight race that will depend on how independents and low-information voters act. House campaign expert Mark Gersh says the House is ripe for a switch, but realistically Democrats should gain 10 to 15 seats, more if there’s a Hillary landslide. And Republican former Treasurer of the United States, Rosario Marin, tells Bill Press why she is supporting Hillary Clinton for president.

Democratic pollster Celinda Lake says Democrats need to be worried about those voters who identify themselves as independents.

Democratic political strategist Mark Gersh says Bernie Sanders will play a big role in persuading young voters to support Hillary Clinton.

Former Treasurer of the United States, Rosaria Marin, a Republican, tells Bill Press why she is supporting

Why not revolt?

Are you tired of Tea Party Republicans and Rush Limbaugh dominating the airwaves? Do you want the facts you won't get on Fox -- or even on CNN? Then stay tuned.

Something a little different this week – two Republicans weigh in on Trump’s foreign policy and the global issues facing whoever is elected president.

Former ambassador Mike Ussery says Trump’s outrageous statements are  causing foreign policy problems he may not intend to. Trade expert Clyde Prestowitz served in both the Reagan and first Clinton administrations. He says whoever is elected has to make globalization as important an issue as national security. And Congresswoman Joyce Beatty tells Bill Press about the presidential campaigns in her swing state of Ohio.

Republican former ambassador Mike Ussery says Russia is playing diplomatic games with a weak hand but that Trump’s cozying up to Putin creates problems he doesn’t intend.

Economist Clyde Prestowitz served in foreign policy positions in both the Reagan and first Clinton administrations and warns that the next president must make globalization issues every bit as important as national security ones.

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty surveys the presidential race in Ohio for Bill Press.

Donnie's no populist, he's a Trumpist!

Are you tired of Tea Party Republicans and Rush Limbaugh dominating the airwaves? Do you want the facts you won't get on Fox -- or even on CNN? Then stay tuned.

David Cay Johnston, a financial journalist, has covered Donald Trump for almost 30 years. He shares his shocking revelations with us. Journalist Larry Tye has written a biography of Robert F. Kennedy and he says this incredibly complex man probably would have become president. And Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth tells Bill Press about his state’s crazy governor.

David Cay Johnston, a most unauthorized biographer of Donald Trump, says the Republican presidential nominee has been in the embrace of mobsters, con artists, swindlers and cocaine traffickers from the start of his career.

What distinguished Robert F. Kennedy from the kind of presidential candidates we have today? RFK biographer Larry Tye says he got through to audiences by telling them things they did NOT want to hear.

Coming up, Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth tells Bill Press about the antics of his state’s crazy governor.

What can you possibly buy for 47-cents these days?

Are you tired of Tea Party Republicans and Rush Limbaugh dominating the airwaves? Do you want the facts you won't get on Fox -- or even on CNN? Then stay tuned.

Vic Fingerhut is a Democratic strategist who is concerned that the Clinton campaign is not doing all it can to win a critical voting group. Author John Judis explores the populist explosion in American politics and around the world. And political scientist Dante Chinni tells Bill Press what the latest polls mean.

Progressive political strategist Vic Fingerhut is warning the Clinton campaign not to ignore the key swing group in the election – self-identified independents.

Editor-at-large John Judis of Talking Points Memo has written a book about the rebirth of populism in America.  Are Democrats on the wrong side of it?

Political scientist Dante Chinni tells Bill Press how we ought to look at political polling.

Why is delivering “Mail by the Pail” important?

As we celebrate Labor Day, Service Employees International Union leader David Rolf takes us through the increasingly successful fight for a 15-dollar an hour minimum wage. With the campaign now in high gear, former Republican Senator Larry Pressler tells us why he supports Hillary Clinton. And the Washington Post’s Marc Fisher talks with Bill Press about the newspaper’s book, “Trump Revealed.”

The “Fight for 15,” organized labor’s move to raise the minimum wage, is having success, state by state, reports Service Employees union leader David Rolf.

Larry Pressler used to be a Republican senator. Now he is an independent and thinks more people should be elected under that banner. In the meantime, he is actively supporting Hillary Clinton for president.

Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher shares with Bill Press some of the highlights of his book, “Trump Revealed.” All the back-cover blurbs, positive and negative, are from the Donald himself.

How can a CEO feel good about being vile?

Congressional elections expert Mark Gersh predicts Democrats could win the Senate and should pick up double-digit gains in the House. Political analyst Kyle Kondik predicts a large Hillary Clinton Electoral College win but says Democrats have forfeited the House until after 2020. And the National Journal’s Adam Wollner, interviewed by Bill Press, also takes a deep dive into the down-ballot races.

Mark Gersh is an expert on congressional politics, and he says Democrats have a decent chance to win back the Senate but can make only small double-digit gains in House races, not enough for a majority.

Hillary Clinton will win the electoral vote by a large margin, says University of Virginia political analyst Kyle Kondik but don’t count on Democrats flipping the House.

Coming up, the National Journal’s Adam Wollner takes us on a tour of the down-ballot races across the country, in an interview with Bill Press.

Fed up with Wall Street? Do something about it!

Professor Jennifer Lawless says Hillary Clinton’s status as a woman won’t make any difference in whether people vote for or against her. Climate change expert Cathleen Kelly says global warming is a big foreign policy and national security issue. And Politico’s Hadas Gold analyzes the Trump campaign’s personnel moves in an interview with Igor Volsky on the Bill Press Show.

Professor Jennifer Lawless, an expert on politics and gender, says it is the party and the candidate, not gender, that makes a difference in elections.

Global warming isn’t just a scientific issue, but it’s also a foreign policy and national security crisis, says climate change expert Cathleen Kelly.

Politico’s Hadas Gold comments on the Trump campaign’s latest shakeup, in an interview with Igor Volsky on the Bill Press Show.

The militarization of "Officer Friendly".

Democratic polling expert Celinda Lake breaks down the demographics of the presidential campaign. The Washington Post just printed an exposé about how landlords are evicting poor people over just a few dollars. An expert on this national trend, Harvard Professor Matthew Desmond, joins us to talk about housing and poverty. And Dr. Anand Parekh talks about the Zika crisis with guest host Jonathan Allen on the Bill Press Show.

Prominent pollster Celinda Lake says Donald Trump’s strength is with white, blue-collar, men who live near minority neighborhoods and mobile homes. Hillary Clinton, however, still has to consolidate millennials.

Harvard Professor Matthew Desmond says the crux of poverty nationwide is flat incomes, rising housing prices, and widespread evictions by unscrupulous landlords.

Coming up, former HHS official Dr. Anand Parekh talks with Jonathan Allen on the Bill Press Show about congressional inaction on the Zika crisis.

When is daylight robbery not a crime?

With Donald Trump dominating the news, we have two experts who try to explain him. Tax expert and journalist David Cay Johnston says Trump is a tax cheat who has associated with the mob most of his career. And Republican former diplomat Mike Ussery is no Hillary Clinton fan but says Trump’s foreign policy views are incoherent and flabbergasting. And Bill Press talks with Phoenix Congressman Ruben Gallego about the possibility of turning Arizona from red to blue.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston reveals that Donald Trump is probably a tax cheat, a friend of the mob … and COULD win the election.

Mike Ussery is no fan of Hillary Clinton, but this former diplomat, a staunch Republican, is befuddled by Donald Trump’s grasp of foreign policy and says the candidate’s friends should take his Twitter account away.

Bill Press interviews Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona about turning his state from red to blue.

Look who the Donald is bringing in from the cold