The Press Box

The Debate and the Democratic Panic With Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin. Plus, Jeff Greenfield Revisits Four Presidential Campaigns.

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On the Final Edition, Bryan has a jam-packed show following the presidential debate.

First, he welcomes Semafor's Benjy Sarlin for a recap. They discuss:

  • The worst part of the night for Joe Biden (1:08)
  • The timing of the debate (10:35)
  • The history of incumbent presidents who've lost their first debates (15:31)
  • Ben’s opinion on whether or not Biden will be the Democratic nominee on election day (26:06)
  • What stood out about Donald Trump (31:04)
  • Anderson Cooper’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris (39:19)


    • Then, he welcomes longtime CNN and ABC News political analyst Jeff Greenfield, who takes us back down memory lane as he revisits four presidential campaigns that he's covered in his career.

    • How Trump has changed everything he thought about campaigns (50:39).
    • Biden's run for president in 1988 and its collapse (54:12).
    • Television's importance to presidential campaigns in the '80s (56:43)
    • Behind the scenes of the race between George H. W. Bush and the Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988 (61:35)
    • Bill Clinton's decision not to do an interview with Howard Stern interview, and Biden's decision to go through with it (70:46)
    • CNN's coverage of the 2000 election (76:17)
    • Observations from the Al Gore and George W. Bush campaigns (79:40).
    • Revisiting the night Florida was called for Al Gore and then recalled (84:12)
    • Covering the 2008 election and how campaigns were thinking about television in the age of social media (88:17)
    • What stands out about the Democratic primary campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (91:39)

      • Host: Bryan Curtis

      Guests: Benjy Sarlin and Jeff Greenfield

      Producer: Brian H. Waters

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