The Washington Times Campaign 2024

Join The Washington Times' political reporters and editors as we break down the 2024 race for the White House and control of Congress.

Debate Defief: Discussing the road to 2024 11/09/2023

Debate Defief: Discussing the road to 2024 A reduced field of Republican candidates took the debate stage on November 8th in Miami. Among the issues covered were U.S. involvement in the Israeli war against Hamas, funding for the Ukraine war, the threat of China and who among the field is the most qualified among them to replace front-runner and former President Donald Trump on the 2024 ticket. George Gerbo, host of the Front Page Podcast, Susan Ferrechio, national politics reporter, and Seth McLaughlin, national politics reporter, sit down to discuss the third GOP primary debate and what it means for the 2024 presidential election. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/28573823

From Washington Times Opinion: Donald Trump is the only viable GOP candidate 09/28/2023

From Washington Times Opinion: Donald Trump is the only viable GOP candidate If you are using the Republican presidential primary debates as a way to determine who you will support in 2024, you might just find yourself voting for Donald Trump. Tune in as Cheryl Chumley, Washington Times online opinion editor and host of the Bold and Blunt podcast, and Kelly Sadler, Washington Times commentary editor and host of the Politically Unstable podcast discuss the winners and loser from the second debate. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/28171208

Debate Debrief: Republicans brawl at first debate without Trump 08/24/2023

Debate Debrief: Republicans brawl at first debate without Trump Tune in as Washington Times political reporters Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin as they join Front Page Podcast host George Gerbo for a debate debrief from last night's first republican presidential debate. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/27843360

The Final Countdown 11/01/2020

The Final Countdown With just days before Election Day 2020, Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin and White House correspondent Dave Boyer join George Gerbo to recap a campaign season unlike any other and give their final predictions of what to expect on election day in the presidential and congressional races. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16637435

Return to (Debate) Normalcy: The Final Presidential Debate 10/23/2020

Return to (Debate) Normalcy: The Final Presidential Debate Decorum and spirited sparring once again ruled the day as President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden returned to what most Americans expect out of a presidential debate. Washington Times White House correspondent Dave Boyer joins George Gerbo to recap what was said at the second and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, including Trump defending his administration's COVID-19 response, Biden's comments on the oil industry and fracking, and more. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16523834

News & Notes VI: Spar From Afar 10/16/2020

News & Notes VI: Spar From Afar President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden couldn't agree when and how to meet for a second presidential debate, so the two took to opposing television networks in primetime. George Gerbo recaps the 'distanced debate,' along with updates on early voting and campaign fundraising, and a look at how the Trump campaign wants to gain ground with seniors on prescription drug prices. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16433318

Cordial Confrontation: The Vice Presidential Debate 10/08/2020

Cordial Confrontation: The Vice Presidential Debate Americans got a dose of politics and debate as they used to know it with Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris taking the stage at the University of Utah. George Gerbo recaps and breaks down what was said at the lone 2020 vice presidential debate with Washington Times legal affairs and politics reporter Alex Swoyer, including the economy, taxes, COVID-19, and the upcoming confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16327679

Hot In Cleveland: The Contentious First Presidential Debate 09/30/2020

Hot In Cleveland: The Contentious First Presidential Debate The first 2020 presidential debate was unlike anything we've seen in modern American political history. George Gerbo is joined by Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin to sort through the crosstalk in Cleveland and break down what President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden actually said on the economy, COVID-19, climate change, and more. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16222154

News & Notes V: The Campaign turns to the Court 09/24/2020

News & Notes V: The Campaign turns to the Court The focus of the presidential race has shifted significantly following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. George Gerbo lays out the state of play on who's in President Trump's contention for the vacancy and how it affects the campaign, and looks at the latest push to turn out the vote after National Voter Registration Day this week. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16147856

News & Notes Roundup IV: "It's the economy, stupid." 09/17/2020

News & Notes Roundup IV: "It's the economy, stupid." In this Washington Times Campaign 2020 Podcast, George Gerbo rounds-up the latest news on the campaign trail, including politics editor S.A. Miller's recent reporting on how the economy is keeping President Trump afloat in swing states and the most recent fundraising totals for both campaigns. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/16057253

News & Notes Roundup III 09/03/2020

News & Notes Roundup III George Gerbo rounds up the latest news and notes from the campaign trail, including Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden finally getting back out on the trail in Pittsburgh, President Trump's visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, the results from the Massachusetts congressional primary, a look at the latest presidential polls, which show Biden's lead tightening, and more. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/15874451

Wrap-Up: The RNC, Semi-Virtually 08/28/2020

Wrap-Up: The RNC, Semi-Virtually The Republicans have officially renominated President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as their candidates for November. In this Campaign 2020 Podcast, George Gerbo recaps the 2020 Republican National Convention with key moments from the speakers at the four-day semi-virtual event and analyzes things that went well and what we could have heard more of. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/15798392

Wrap-Up: The DNC, Virtually 08/21/2020

Wrap-Up: The DNC, Virtually The Democrats have officially nominated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be their presidential and vice presidential candidates. In this Campaign 2020 Podcast, George Gerbo recaps the 2020 Democratic National Convention with key moments from the speakers at the four-day virtual event and analyzes things that went well and what we could have heard more of. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/15709853

Biden Picks Kamala 08/12/2020

Biden Picks Kamala The race for the White House has been finalized as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has selected primary foe and California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate to go up against President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. George Gerbo talks with Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin on the factors that led to Biden's decision, the stripped down state of the conventions and campaigning, and more. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/15588320

News & Notes Roundup II 08/05/2020

News & Notes Roundup II George Gerbo rounds up the top news and notes from the campaign trail with results from the latest set of primary elections, including Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall winning the GOP Senate primary over Kris Kobach, activist Cori Bush unseating 10-term Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri, and more. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/15497399

Conversation Shift 06/05/2020

Conversation Shift As the national conversation has shifted to equality and social justice for black Americans, so too have the dynamics of the 2020 campaign. George Gerbo talks with Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin on what protests in the wake of George Floyd's death means for Joe Biden as he nears clinching the Democratic presidential nomination and the contenders to be his running mate, including California Sen. Kamala Harris, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Florida Rep. Val Demings. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/14713676

News & Notes Roundup 05/12/2020

News & Notes Roundup George Gerbo rounds up the latest news and notes from the 2020 campaign, including former Senate staffer Tara Reade's response to Joe Biden denying her allegations of sexual assault, Michigan Rep. Justin Amash's decision to enter the presidential race as a libertarian, and more. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/14389529

The Quarantined Campaign 04/10/2020

The Quarantined Campaign The coronavirus pandemic has upended what the 2020 campaign is going to look like this year and how Americans cast their votes. George Gerbo breaks down what states have made changes to their primary elections and recaps the debacle in Wisconsin this week. He's then joined by Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin to explain why Bernie Sanders decided to drop out of the presidential race now and how things look for both President Trump and Joe Biden moving forward as the nominees. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13940873

Biden's beat goes on as Sanders prepares his last stand 03/11/2020

Biden's beat goes on as Sanders prepares his last stand Joe Biden won four more Democratic presidential primaries and has the nomination in sight, but Bernie Sanders vows to continue to press on. Washington Times digital editor Ian Bishop joins George Gerbo to break down the former vice president's victories in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, and Idaho; Sanders' win and lead in North Dakota and Washington state; whether Biden is better positioned than Hillary Clinton was in 2016; and why Bernie supporters aren't as willing to come together and unite the Democratic party. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13512359

Super Tuesday: Biden roars back into the lead 03/04/2020

Super Tuesday: Biden roars back into the lead In one night, the winds of the Democratic presidential primary shifted dramatically, as former Vice President Joe Biden - whose campaign was left for dead by many just a few weeks ago - won 10 states and took the delegate lead for the first time on Super Tuesday. George Gerbo and Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin break down what happened in each of the Super Tuesday states, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' wins in four states, including California, as well as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ending his campaign and the results from a few key down-ballot races. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13416152

Carolina Crosstalk: Candidates struggle to stand out in Palmetto State debate 02/26/2020

Carolina Crosstalk: Candidates struggle to stand out in Palmetto State debate For the first time, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received the brunt of the attacks on the Democratic presidential debate stage, but opportunities for the other candidates to stand out were frequently lost in conversation. The Washington Times' Alex Swoyer joins George Gerbo to sort through all of the crosstalk, including Joe Biden staking his claim to victory, Sanders' standing by his comments on Cuban literacy programs, and Michael Bloomberg's steadier performance. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13315262

Vegas Fireworks: Democratic candidates spar in Sin City 02/20/2020

Vegas Fireworks: Democratic candidates spar in Sin City What better place for a no-holds-barred debate between the top Democratic presidential contenders to break out than under the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip? Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin covered the debate, and talks with George Gerbo about Michael Bloomberg's stumbles, Elizabeth Warren coming out on offense, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar's back and forth sniping, and what topics could have received more attention. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13235975

New Hampshire Selects Sanders 02/12/2020

New Hampshire Selects Sanders Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, as he did in 2016, but this time, it comes with the momentum of being a frontrunner. George Gerbo talks with Washington Times politics editor S.A. Miller about Sanders' claim to the Democratic mantle, Pete Buttigieg sustaining his success from Iowa, Amy Klobuchar's surprising finish, and Joe Biden's listing campaign. Also, should Democrats be worried about the looming impact of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg? /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13127897

Caucus Calamity: The Democratic presidential race stumbles out of the gate 02/06/2020

Caucus Calamity: The Democratic presidential race stumbles out of the gate The Iowa Caucuses, the much-heralded kickoff to the 2020 presidential race, unraveled into disaster and turned into a national punchline, with days-long delays in reporting accurate results due to problems with an app-based system. National political reporter Seth McLaughlin returns from the Hawkeye State and joins George Gerbo to dissect what happened, talk about the ascent of Pete Buttigieg, who along with Bernie Sanders declared victory, and look at where Joe Biden goes from here as the campaign shifts to New Hampshire. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/13047416

Sanders Surge: Bernie takes the lead in Iowa 01/30/2020

Sanders Surge: Bernie takes the lead in Iowa With time ticking down to the first presidential nominating contest - the Iowa caucuses - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken a slight lead in the polls across the Hawkeye State. George Gerbo talks with Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin on the ground in Iowa about what's behind Sanders's surge and why Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has lost her luster in the state. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/12950186

First-in-the-nation: Where the 2020 Democrats stand headed into the Iowa caucuses 01/16/2020

First-in-the-nation: Where the 2020 Democrats stand headed into the Iowa caucuses In the premiere episode of The Washington Times Campaign 2020 podcast, George Gerbo talks with national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin in Iowa as they recap the final Democratic presidential debate before the caucuses there, as well as how the candidates rate in the polls as Iowans prepare to cast the first votes of the election season. /episode/index/show/campaign/id/12771377

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