Politicon: How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along with Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken is joined by Bill Kristol of The Bulwark, Defending Democracy Together, constitutionalgovt.org, and Conversations with Bill Kristol, to take on the aftermath of the Trump administration and examine how our country can come together after the elections.  How do we restore the imperatives of our constitutional government?  Is Biden the vehicle that will allow us all to come together?  And does the future of our country lie with MAGA or on turning over a new page?
Guest:Bill Kristol has been a leading participant in American political debates and a widely respected analyst of American political developments for three decades. Having served in senior positions in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations, Kristol understands government from the inside; as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, he has studied American politics and society from the outside. After serving in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, Kristol founded The Weekly Standard in 1995 and edited the influential magazine for over two decades. Now, as founding director of Defending Democracy Together, an organization dedicated to defending America’s liberal democratic norms, principles, and institutions, Kristol is in the midst of the national debate on issues ranging from American foreign policy to the future of the Republican Party and the meaning of American conservatism. Kristol frequently appears on all the major television talk shows, and also is the host of the highly regarded video series and podcast, Conversations with Bill Kristol. Kristol received his undergraduate degree and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.
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Host:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014 almost unseating a popular Republican incumbent.
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Clay is joined by Albert Hunt, veteran journalist of Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, and currently, co-host of Politicon’s Politics War Room with James Carville.  After taking a look at the current prospects for each party in the Georgia Senate races, they examine how the country has changed and the best way for a Biden administration to bring our country back together.   Al thinks that with what he sees as the competent and middle of the road picks for his cabinet so far, Joe Biden might be the best chance there is.  What do you think?
Host:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014. 
Guest:Albert R. Hunt is co-host of the podcast Politics War Room alongside James Carville.  Al is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist who covered politics and policy. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.
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In this special holiday episode, Clay Aiken answers a round up of some of the best questions sent in for him since the launch of the podcast.  Hear his thoughts on the election, the guests so far, his run for Congress, what it takes to live in the public eye, and his hopes and expectations for the country.  There’s no holding back!
Host:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.
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Clay Aiken is joined by one of HTH’s first guests, John Iadarola of The Young Turks and The Damage Report, to take a look at where the country’s gone since the early episodes and what to look for going into 2021.  Is Biden the great progressive hope now that it looks like Trump is headed out of office, or will the left be let down again?  More important, after a divisive election, how do we bring the opposing poles of our politics closer together?

Guest:

John Iadarola is the host of The Damage Report and also produces and co-hosts the live primetime news show, The Young Turks, where his calm demeanor and understated humor provide the perfect foil to Cenk Uygur. He is also the creator of ThinkTank, TYT Network’s second-most popular show on YouTube, boasting an avid following of nearly 1.2 million subscribers while tallying more than 400 million views.  After earning his BA in Political Science at the University of Connecticut, John abandoned a promising career in academia, lured away from a Ph.D program in Government at the University of Texas to join The Young Turks in LA to talk about news and politics and — just maybe — become a bona fide YouTube celebrity.
John is, he acknowledges, one of the bigger nerds at TYT – an unapologetic board game enthusiast, volleyball aficionado and krav maga practitioner who spends what little free time remains streaming video games on Twitch and playing with his dog, Helo.  John brings his passion for politics to every on-air appearance, whether discussing the threat posed to democracy by a Donald Trump presidency, the corrosive effect of money in politics, the critical next steps for the rising progressive movement awakened by the Bernie Sanders campaign — virtually any subject dominating the headlines or trending in your timeline, John will have an opinion — and the facts to back it up.
Host:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.
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Clay is joined by Anna Paulina Luna to talk about the experience of running for Congress, what to expect from her and the Republican Party, the state of the election results and whether 2021 will be the year when we finally start to get along.  But first we’ll have to collectively decide on a winner.  Can we?
Host:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.
Guest:

Anna Paulina Luna ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 13th Congressional District. She is a strong independent leader, earning her stripes by serving her country, not by serving herself. Raised by a single mother in Southern California's low-income neighborhoods, Anna learned that she must work hard and be independent to succeed. Anna joined the Air Force at age 19, earning the Air Force Achievement Medal. She spent a total of six years in the military, including five on active duty. She is a small business owner with a degree in Biology. Her husband, Andy, is a special forces operator at MacDill Air Force Base.  They met in the Air Force and live in St. Petersburg. Anna is a passionate advocate for veterans.  She experienced firsthand the pitfalls of our veteran care system after enemy combatants shot Andy in Afghanistan.  Andy is a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient.

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With Joe Biden only 6 electoral votes away from the presidency as of taping, Clay is joined by Democratic master strategist Bob Shrum to breakdown what happened on November 3rd, why things are going the way they are, what to expect from a Biden Presidency should he be elected, expectations of a Trump run in 2024, and keen insights into how the heck we’re going to get along after the election.  Don’t miss this 2020 election special! 
Moderator:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.
Panelist:

Robert “Bob” Shrum is the Director of USC Dornslife Center for the Political Future and Carmen H. and Louise Warschaw chair in Practical Politics. He is the former political strategies and consultant who was described as “the most sought after consultant in the Democratic Party,” by The Atlantic Monthly. Mr Shrum served as speechwriter to New York Mayor John V. Lindsay, speechwriter to Senator George McGovern’s 1972 Presidential campaign and speechwriter and press secretary to Senator Edward M. Kennedy. He served as senior advisor to the Gore-Lieberman campaign in 2000 and to the Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004. Other former clients include Barbara Mikulski, Joe Biden, and John Glenn in their Senate campaigns, Bob Casey in his run for Governor of Pennsylvania, and Tom Bradley's run for Mayor of Los Angeles. Simon and Schuster published his political memoir, No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner in 2007.
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Clay is Joined by Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight to go over the polling with only one week left in the race. Millions of ballots have already been cast and Biden appears to be ahead, but are the polls really any more accurate than they were in 2016? It already looks like an election season unlike any other! Listen and find out what to expect on November 3rd...

Moderator:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.

Panelist:

Clare Malone is a senior politics writer at FiveThirtyEight, where she writes about electoral politics, class, and race in America and appears on the site's weekly podcast. Her writing has appeared in New York Magazine, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Prior she worked for The New Yorker and The American Prospect. 

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Clay is joined by Kate Kenski and Chris Cooper, experts on electoral politics in swing states Arizona and North Carolina, to discuss the state of the races, the changing political dynamics over the last few cycles, and what we can expect on election day. It might surprise you!

Moderator:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.

Panelist:

Chris Cooper is Madison Distinguished Professor and Department Head in The Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Western Carolina University. He has published widely on North Carolina politics, southern politics, and electoral politics in the United States.

 

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Clay is joined by Jessica Taylor, the Cook Report’s expert on Senate and Governor’s races to take a deep dive into 2020’s toss-ups, the methodology behind their calls, and how things look in the battleground states. Key takeaway: it doesn’t look good for Lindsay Graham...but when the news cycle moves this fast, anything can happen!

Moderator:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.

Panelist:

Jessica Taylor is the Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report (founded in 1984) that provides in-depth analysis of presidential, U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial races. The New York Times has called The Cook Political Report, "a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative." Previously, Taylor was a political reporter for National Public Radio for five years, where she covered elections and breaking news, ranging from the White House to both chambers of Congress and statewide elections, as well as the contributing author to the 2020 edition of The Almanac of American Politics.

Taylor’s quotes and analysis appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and numerous other publications and she has reported on politics for several prestigious outlets including the NBC News Political Unit, National Journal, Politico and The Hill, where she served as campaign editor. She has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, C-SPAN and CNN. 

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Clay is joined by Fox Nation’s Tomi Lahren for a vigorous conversation about the continuation of lockdowns, the state of our cities, the threat of voter fraud, and what purse best suits Joe Biden. You might be surprised where they both agree!

Moderator:

Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.

Panelist:

Tomi Lahren is FoxNews contributor and host on the digital streaming platform FoxNation. She is also the author of Never Play Dead: How the Truth Makes You Unstoppable. Tomi is the youngest political talk show host in history. Her daily signature “Final Thoughts” segments exceed 500 million views on Facebook alone, and she has a long-form interview series called “No Interruption.” Her motto is “faith, family and freedom above all.” Follow Tomi on Instagram.

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