Mastering the art of storytelling to drive change.
Celinda Lake, Political Pollster and Founder of Lake Research Partners
Mark McKinnon, Host and Cofounder of Showtime’s “The Circus”
Norman J. Ornstein, Congressional Scholar at AEI and Columnist at The Atlantic
Gilad Gordon, Watergate Impeachment Hearing Attendee
A reading from the 1987 conspiracy movie “No Way Out” – and how the GOP is acting it out 30 years later
Kirsten Powers, CNN Analyst and USA Today Columnist
Melissa Henneberger, USA Today Columnist
Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ)
Jennifer Rodgers, CNN Legal Analyst
J.D. Grom., Executive Director, New Democrat Coalition
Norman Ornstein: Congressional Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Neal Simon, Maryland Candidate for U.S. Senate
Heidi Pryzbyla, Reporter, USA Today
Max Temkin, Founder, Cards Against Humanity
U.S. Representative John Delaney
Kristina Peterson, Congressional Correspondent, Wall Street Journal
Josh Krashaaur, Politics Editor, National Journal
Mark McKinnon, Creator of Showtime’s “The Circus”
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer
Robert Costa, National Political Reporter, The Washington Post
https://soundcloud.com/thegoldenmean2016/episode-32-robert-costa-reporter-washington-post-nbc-news
Jack Crittenden, Author, Direct Deliberate Democracy
Josh Kraushaar, Managing Editor for Politics, National Journal
Jon Kyl, Former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)
U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD)
Ross Barkan, Contributor, Village Voice
Bill Burton, Former Deputy White House Press Secretary
Melinda Henneberger, Columnist, USA Today
U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY)
Jonathan Rauch, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Michael Golden, Election Day Monologue
Mark McKinnon, Creator of Showtime’s “The Circus”
Mark McKinnon was a Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush. He talks to Michael about producing his new hit show, The Circus, and also about the crazy 2016 political cycle, the upcoming presidential debates and the hidden meaning behind his ubiquitous Open Road Stetson!
David Axelrod, Founder, Institute of Politics, Former Senior White House Advisor
To vote or not to vote
In 2008, 65 million Democrats turned out versus 52 million Republicans. President Obama was elected and his party held both chambers in Congress. But in 2010, in the “Tea Party Wave,” Democratic turnout fell to 39 million, while 45 million GOP voters went to the polls.
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