The Electables

Political analyst and Hill.TV host Jamal Simmons joins us to talk about the role of the press team on the campaign trail of dark horse candidates and heavy favorites, shares one of his more embarrassing stories that he thought could have ended his career in politics, and what these candidates need to do to win the nomination.

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joins The Electables to discuss his new book, Beyond Charlottesville. The former governor also gives a unique perspective on New York losing the Amazon HQ2 contract in Long Island City as well as potential locations for the new Redskins' stadium. Could it move to Virginia?

On this episode, Adrienne and Doug are joined by CNN reporter Rebecca Buck to discuss covering a presidential campaign from the journalist’s perspective. Rebecca is CNN’s lead reporter for Senator Cory Booker’s presidential bid. Learn how CNN utilizes their resources to cover candidates and how they plan to adjust their coverage as the candidate's chances of winning the nomination change. She also shares with us what she is hearing from voters in the early primary states, which candidate is doing better than expected and how she prepares for a trip to cover Booker. Follow The Electables on Twitter @TheElectables and subscribe on iTunes.

Warren? Harris? Beto? Klobuchar? Booker? Biden? Whose political currency is up this week? And whose is down? Who's new on the list? Who dropped off? Veteran strategists Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell share their top five picks and dark horse candidates from a packed field of challengers striving to win the Democratic nomination and take on President Trump in 2020.

The Democratic Party's communication director Xochitl Hinojosa joins The Electable's Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell to discuss the upcoming nomination cycle for the 2020 presidential nomination. This nomination cycle will feature new debate formats as well as new data strategies that all Democrats running for office can use to their advantage in their races. There's even some discussion on the possible location of the Democratic Convention in 2020.

In this episode of The Electables, Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell interview longtime political messaging veteran, David Dixon. David creates commercials, places them in media markets, and works with campaigns to craft the perfect message.

He shares some stories from the campaign trail, what the upcoming candidates need to do to set themselves apart from the pack, and a few predictions about who has the highest likelihood of earning the Democratic nomination.

Hosts Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell welcome Navin Nayak, director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

Nayak is Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress and Executive Director of the CAP Action Fund. He oversees day-to-day management of the Action Fund and helps create new programs and projects that will help the organization fulfill its mission.

Nayak has more than 15 years of experience in advocacy and elections with several organizations. Most recently, Nayak served as the director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, where he oversaw all the campaign’s message research. Prior to that, he worked for eight years at the League of Conservation Voters, where among several roles, he served as senior vice president for campaigns, overseeing all the organization’s electoral work. He also served as the deputy director for the Clean Energy Works campaign, a national multimillion-dollar effort to pass comprehensive climate legislation in 2009–2010.

In addition to his advocacy experience, Nayak worked as a donor adviser at Corridor Partners, where he provided strategic guidance to donors on their advocacy and electoral investments.

Nayak has appeared on numerous television programs and in numerous publications, including CNN’s “Crossfire” and MSNBC’s “Hardball.” In 2013, he was named one of Politico’s “50 Politicos to Watch.” He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.

Each week, hosts Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell rank their top five picks to grab the Democratic Party's nomination and challenge Donald Trump in 2020. This week, Navin Nayak, director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, shares his own top five candidates.

Nayak is Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress and Executive Director of the CAP Action Fund. He oversees day-to-day management of the Action Fund and helps create new programs and projects that will help the organization fulfill its mission.

Nayak has more than 15 years of experience in advocacy and elections with several organizations. Most recently, Nayak served as the director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, where he oversaw all the campaign’s message research. Prior to that, he worked for eight years at the League of Conservation Voters, where among several roles, he served as senior vice president for campaigns, overseeing all the organization’s electoral work. He also served as the deputy director for the Clean Energy Works campaign, a national multimillion-dollar effort to pass comprehensive climate legislation in 2009–2010.

In addition to his advocacy experience, Nayak worked as a donor adviser at Corridor Partners, where he provided strategic guidance to donors on their advocacy and electoral investments.

Nayak has appeared on numerous television programs and in numerous publications, including CNN’s “Crossfire” and MSNBC’s “Hardball.” In 2013, he was named one of Politico’s “50 Politicos to Watch.” He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.

John Hickenlooper, 42nd Governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019, speaks with Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell about the 2020 Presidential field and his own exploratory committee activities.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY POWER FIVE RANKINGS - Hosts Adrienne Elrod & Doug Thornell with Special Guest Brian Fallon. In this episode, the team breaks down their power 5 rankings of candidates both announced and unannounced in line to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Tune in each week to see who is up and who is down. Doug and Adrienne update their rankings each week till the nomination.