The Electables

Race Update - December 9, 2019 by Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell

Senator Cory Booker joins the Electables to discuss his campaign and the issues facing America.

Doug and Adrienne give some tips on how to survive Thanksgiving politics and give an update on the status of the Democratic race.

Uh-oh, Thornell called an audible! Actor, animal rights advocate, and DC native Jon Bernthal makes a special appearance on The Electables to talk about his acting career, rescuing pitbulls, growing up in DC and his views on Trump with co-host and best friend Doug Thornell.

Josh Kraushaar, National Journal Politics Editor, joins the Electables to breakdown the election debate from November 20th.

Pat Reilly is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Change Research, a polling firm located in San Francisco. Change Research is innovating on the polling process by leveraging digital surveys that can aggregate polls in near real-time and a fraction of the cost of traditional phone-based polls. In this episode, Pat elaborates on their methods, the future of polling, and the effect polling will have on the 2020 Democratic nomination.

Noam Lee, the Executive Director of the Democratic Governors Association, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the election runoff in the Louisiana Governor's race.

Joe Biden's Senior Advisor Symone Sanders joins the Electables to discuss how she got her start in politics, Joe Biden's strategy, and how to deal with Trump's bullying.

Katherine Miller is the Vice President of Impact at The James Beard Foundation and Founding Executive Director of the Chef Action Network (CAN). She joins Doug and Adrienne to discuss the importance of the food industry taking an active role in public policy.

Chef Tiffany Derry joins Adrienne and Doug in Princeton, New Jersey at the Bead Foundation Summit to discuss how politics and policy affects the food industry.