The Electables

Doug and Adrienne recap the October debate.

Lis Smith, Senior Advisor, Communications for Pete Buttigieg, joins Adrienne and Doug to discuss the South Bend mayor's presidential race, how they've been able to beat expectations, fundraising, connecting with the African American community, and how to work your way up in politics.

On this episode, Adrienne and Doug are joined by Karen Hicks, a veteran political strategist and New Hampshire expert. Karen is the CEO of Civix Strategy Group.

Questions in this episode include:

Who is leading in NH?

Rebuilding The Democratic Party with DNC Chair Tom Perez by Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell

DNC Chair Tom Perez on New Debate Criteria by Adrienne Elrod and Doug Thornell

A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi filed an impeachment inquiry, the Electables interviewed DNC Chair Tom Perez about impeachment, new debate criteria, and the innovations at the DNC under his management.

From remote locations, Doug and Adrienne break down the third Democratic debate and tell you what they're watching as the race continues to heat up.

Iowa political expert, Matt Paul, joins The Electables to discuss the Iowa caucus process and the intricacies of this format.

In this episode, Doug and Adrienne talk about polls after a Monmouth poll was released that showed Joe Biden's lead nearly erased. But, when you peal back the onion, you can see that this specific poll used a very small sample size and a large margin of error. So it begs the question: what are polls used for and how can they manipulated for a campaign's use? Then, they discuss the upcoming DNC announcement with all the candidates who have qualified for the third debate.

In this episode, Doug and Adrienne are joined by NBC's senior political editor Mark Murray to discuss the recent poll conducted by NBC/WSJ. The poll examines a range of topics and was first conducted back in the early 1990s. Doug and Adrienne ask Mark to weigh in on the recent insights into how the country feels about topics including: Trump's economy, the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, gun control, trade, as well as how these issues effect the Democratic nominees for President.