The TargetSmart Podcast

Albert and Anthony sit down with Newsweek journalist Adrian Carrasquillo to discuss the final week of the 2024 Election, What Adrian is hearing coming out of both campaigns, the impact of Tony Hinchcliff's Puerto Rico "joke" at the Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, the influence of celebrities on different voting groups in the country, and what lies ahead after Election Day.

Albert and Anthony sit down with Harris/Walz pollster Matt Barreto and discuss polling trends, the Latino vote and its nuances including the importance of January 6th to Latinos, the female vote, strategically targeting some areas that are already blue and why, what public polling misses, polling fatigue and what findings are underreported.

Albert and Anthony welcome Jaime Harrison, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to the show. Jaime talks about his humble beginnings in politics, shares stories about Albert's dog and cutting his teeth working for South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn and talks about how he's taken the model created years ago by Howard Dean and modified it to change the way Democrats approach elections strategically.

Albert and Anthony welcome Target Smart's Matt Taverna to the podcast to talk about the latest campaign technologies, the best plan of attack for someone running for local office and why campaign planning for 2026 needs to start now. They also looked at the 2024 Election through the lens of the final three weeks and discussed the surprising temperature of the election in October.

Albert welcomes Anthony back to the show, and after a brief recap of Anthony's wedding, the two break down, in detail, the Vice Presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance.

Albert sits down with Amy Chapman to discuss her start in politics, the latest developments in Michigan, the perception around Michigan's population, the final stretch of Election 2024, and more.

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Albert sits down with Matt Angle, Founder of The Lone Star Project, to discuss the changing demographics in Texas, rising stars, and which issue will be most important to voters this November. Plus, they discuss Matt's start in politics and how he and Albert first met.

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Albert and Anthony breakdown the Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. (Hint, it didn't go well for Trump). Albert preview's next week's guest.

Albert and Anthony sit down with Sean Meloy, VP of Victory Fund to discuss LGBTQ candidates in politics, what issues are of the greatest importance to their community in the 2024 election, and take a deep dive into the Purple Nature of the state of Pennsylvania and what needs to happen for it to come up blue in November.

Our intrepid host Albert Morales was at the Democratic National Convention. He and Anthony discuss the experience and include interviews, photographs and highlights of the event, while also discussing voter registration trends, the importance of the Latino vote and Albert's "confrontation" with a protester outside the United Center. Oh, and wait, is that Kelly Ann Conway making a cameo? What? Check it out.