Michael Steele is a former Republican National Committee Chairman, Maryland Lt. Governor and is now a political analyst on MSNBC. Doug Thornell is the managing director of SKD Knickerbocker. a public affairs agency in Washington, D.C. and a frequent political analyst on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News Channel.
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Scott Mulhauser is the founding partner of Aperture Strategies, a strategic advisory firm in Washington, DC. He has also served as chief of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and worked as deputy chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden.
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The 2018-midterm elections were clearly a referendum on Donald Trump. The president told everyone he was on the ballot, and according to network exit polls, two-thirds of voters agreed and said he was a big factor in how they voted – and the resulting “blue wave” was very real.
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As part of a new feature where pragmatists talk politics, Dave Spencer sits down with Practically Political Executive Producer, Paul Gilbert. Find out what an estranged Republican and disillusioned Democrat have in common, as they do a post-game analysis of the midterm elections and take a practical look at what lies ahead in 2019.
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Ron Bonjean is a Republican public affairs and crisis communications expert and acted as strategic communications advisor for the Trump Presidential Transition Team. Rodell Mollineau is a Democratic research and campaign communications specialist who provides strategic guidance to numerous elected officials, political candidates and organizations.
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While the nation’s attention is rightfully focused on November 6th, the most pivotal midterm elections in recent history, I’d also like to peer ahead into the not-so-distant future.
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Representative John Delaney is a Democratic Congressman from Maryland and a member of The New Democrat Coalition. He is the first Democrat to declare his presidential candidacy for 2020.
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Bill Galston is the Senior Fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program. He is the co-chair of The New Center project and writes the Politics & Ideas column for the Wall Street Journal.
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As a fifth-generation Rockefeller, my family has a long history of public service. But I’m not running for office. I’m simply a concerned citizen who loves his country and has a passion for politics. My goal is to connect reasonable, rational Americans who, regardless of their traditional political affiliations, will vote the candidates, the issues and their consciences. Whether we like each other or not, we must each put country over party.