Deadline ElectionLine

Nov 01 2024 22 ep. 33 mins

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The worlds of Hollywood and DC are poised to intersect more than ever in the 2024 election. Led by Washington bureau chief Ted Johnson and senior editor Dominic Patten, Deadline’s ElectionLine is a destination for news, analysis and commentary on the Presidential race and the blurring line between politics and entertainment.

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Oct 18 2024 44 mins

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Countdown - Chris Wallace On The 1960 & 2024 Elections

Oct 04 2024 43 mins

The CNN host has a new book out on Oct. 8, Countdown 1960 & now Chris Wallace joins hosts Ted Johnson & Dominic Patten to examine the parallels between JFK vs Richard Nixon & VP Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump — & how today might actually be a cleaner fight. Plus, do October surprises really matter anymore? A look at the 25th anniversary of satire Dick with director/writer Andrew

Stealing 2024 with Director Dan Reed

Sep 20 2024 38 mins

Were the 2020 efforts of Donald Trump and crew just a dress rehearsal this year for a more sophisticated attempt by the MAGA crowd to win the vote even if they lose? #StoppingTheSteal director Dan Reed joins @Tedstew & @deadlinedominic on the podcast to discuss his new HBO documentary & what we can learn from the recent past. Also, @Deadline Labor reporter @katie_campione on the Te

THE FINAL STRETCH WITH CNN’S DANA BASH

Sep 06 2024 33 mins

With about eight weeks to go until Election Days, the very tight White House race between Vice President Kamala Harris & ex-president Donald Trump is in the final stretch now Labor Day is behind us. CNN anchor Dana Bash co-moderated the face-off between Trump & Joe Biden earlier this summer and snagged the first sit-down with the VP & her running mate Gov Tim Walz in late August. T

Kamala’s DNC with Doris Kearns Goodwin

Aug 22 2024 32 mins

The Democrats have been partying up a once unexpected storm in Chicago this week, with POTUS’ past & present praising the historical candidacy of Kamala Harris & uniting the base. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Ted & Dominic to discuss the greater context of what is going down in the Windy City convention, Biden’s farewell, the VP’s ascension & the parallels to LBJ in 1

Not Going Back With Rep. Maxwell Frost

Aug 09 2024 33 mins

Once again, it is a whole new ball game in the race for the 2024 White House with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz being named as the Dems VP nominee by Kamala Harris & the poll surging duo hitting the road across the battleground states against Donald Trump & Sen. J.D. Vance. Congressman Maxwell Frost, the youngest member of Congress, joins the ElectionLine podcast to talk campaign 2024, g

Biden Bye-Bye, with Senator Doug Jones; Hollywood's Kamala Harris Donor Flood

Jul 26 2024 32 mins

Former Alabama senator Doug Jones has been friends with Joe Biden for over forty years. In a week of political earthquakes, he joins Ted and Dominic to discuss the president’s exit, his VP’s candidacy, and the January 6th mockumentary ‘War Game.’ Plus ‘Captain Phillips’ screenwriter Billy Ray on Hollywood donors showing up for Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad cho

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Jul 12 2024 31 mins

After Joe Biden’s debate debacle of June 27 & subsequent calls for the incumbent to drop out of the White House race against Donald Trump, the president’s first live solo press conference since last November was seen as a pivotal event. Was it? Or is this the beginning of the comeback or more of the same? CBS’ chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins Ted &

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