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Clay is Joined by Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight to go over the polling with only one week left in the race. Millions of ballots have already been cast and Biden appears to be ahead, but are the polls really any more accurate than they were in 2016? It already looks like an election season unlike any other! Listen and find out what to expect on November 3rd...Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Clare Malone is a senior politics writer at FiveThirtyEight, where she writes about electoral politics, class, and race in America and appears on the site's weekly podcast. Her writing has appeared in New York Magazine, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Prior she worked for The New Yorker and The American Prospect.  Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Kate Kenski and Chris Cooper, experts on electoral politics in swing states Arizona and North Carolina, to discuss the state of the races, the changing political dynamics over the last few cycles, and what we can expect on election day. It might surprise you!Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Kate Kenski is Professor at the University of Arizona in the Department of Communication with a joint appointment in Government & Public Policy where she teaches political communication, public opinion, and research methods. Prior to teaching at the University of Arizona, she was a senior analyst at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She is co-author of The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election (2010, Oxford University Press) and Capturing Campaign Dynamics: The National Annenberg Election Survey (2004, Oxford University Press). Chris Cooper is Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor and Department Head in The Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Western Carolina University. He has published widely on North Carolina politics, southern politics, and electoral politics in the United States. Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Jessica Taylor, the Cook Report’s expert on Senate and Governor’s races to take a deep dive into 2020’s toss-ups, the methodology behind their calls, and how things look in the battleground states. Key takeaway: it doesn’t look good for Lindsay Graham...but when the news cycle moves this fast, anything can happen!Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Jessica Taylor is the Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report (founded in 1984) that provides in-depth analysis of presidential, U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial races. The New York Times has called The Cook Political Report, "a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative." Previously, Taylor was a political reporter for National Public Radio for five years, where she covered elections and breaking news, ranging from the White House to both chambers of Congress and statewide elections, as well as the contributing author to the 2020 edition of The Almanac of American Politics.Taylor’s quotes and analysis appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and numerous other publications and she has reported on politics for several prestigious outlets including the NBC News Political Unit, National Journal, Politico and The Hill, where she served as campaign editor. She has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, C-SPAN and CNN. Twitter | Jessica Taylor The Cook Political Report Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Fox Nation’s Tomi Lahren for a vigorous conversation about the continuation of lockdowns, the state of our cities, the threat of voter fraud, and what purse best suits Joe Biden. You might be surprised where they both agree!Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Tomi Lahren is FoxNews contributor and host on the digital streaming platform FoxNation. She is also the author of Never Play Dead: How the Truth Makes You Unstoppable. Tomi is the youngest political talk show host in history. Her daily signature “Final Thoughts” segments exceed 500 million views on Facebook alone, and she has a long-form interview series called “No Interruption.” Her motto is “faith, family and freedom above all.” Follow Tomi on Instagram.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele to analyze the first Presidential Debate and discuss whether or not the candidates lived up to the expectations of their supporters. Michael rules it a win for Biden, believing that many lost faith in the President last night. Is he right? Or did Biden’s message get lost in the noise?Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Michael Steele is the former RNC Chairman, and former Lt. Governor of Maryland. Michael is political analyst for MSNBC, the host of The Michael Steele Podcast, and has joined the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans working to prevent President Donald Trump’s re-election. Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by CNN’s Brian Stelter to discuss the state of journalism in 2020 and whether there’s still hope for objectivity. Is there anything to stop the networks from abandoning facts for clicks? Or are we doomed to follow the algorithms to conflict and chaos?Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Brian Stelter is the chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide and anchor of Reliable Sources, which examines the world’s top media stories every Sunday. Prior to joining CNN in 2013, Stelter was a media reporter at The New York Times. His first book, the New York Times bestseller Top of the Morning, inspired the Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show, where Stelter is a consulting producer on the series. He is also the executive producer of the HBO documentary After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News. His newest book out now from One Signal/Atria Books, is entitled Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by John Heilemann and Jennifer Palmieri, where they examine the Presidential race, take a deep dive into the state of the Biden campaign, and look ahead to how our politics look in 2024. Will we make it that far? Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:John Heilemann is a host, creator, and executive producer of Showtime’s The Circus. He is a co-founder of Recount Media and Executive Editor of The Recount, a new video platform for political news, analysis, and commentary; national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC; and co-author of the No. 1 New York Times bestsellers Double Down and Game Change, which was adapted into a movie garnering five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Peabody Award. During the 2016 election season, Heilemann served as a managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and host of the daily MSNBC and Bloomberg TV program With All Due Respect. He is a former staff writer and columnist for New York magazine, The New Yorker, Wired, and The Economist. Follow John Heilemann on Instagram and The Circus on Instagram and Youtube. Jennifer Palmieri is a guest contributor to Showtime’s The Circus. She was Communications Director for the Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign and White House Communications Director for President Obama. She is the author of She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man’s World, as well as the number-one New York Times bestselling book Dear Madam President. Follow Jennifer on Instagram.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Carter Page to discuss the radical politicalization of international relations, the influence of Russia on our politics and our national psyche, and if we’ll be able to resolve our differences before it’s too late!Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Carter Page, Ph.D., is a former foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential election campaign, and the author of Abuse and Power: How an Innocent American Was Framed in an Attempted Coup Against the President (August 2020). Page became a target of the FBI who wanted to harass Trump and eventually unseat the President. Page is founder and managing partner of Global Energy Capital in New York and Global Natural Gas Ventures in Oklahoma City. Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny and CNN’s Oliver Darcy to discuss the proliferation of QAnon theories on the major social media platforms, and to ask what happens as these ideas go from the depths of the internet to driving our politics on the streets and in the halls of government...Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Brandy Zadrozny is an award-winning investigative and features reporter for NBC News where she covers misinformation, extremism, and the internet. She’s written definitive stories on the QAnon conspiracy, conservative outlet The Epoch Times, and the profiteers behind the rising anti-vaccination movement and coronavirus misinformation online.Oliver Darcy is a senior media reporter for CNN, covering the intersection of media, politics, and technology. He regularly appears on CNN and CNN International to offer reporting and on-air analysis of current events. Darcy's award-winning reporting focuses largely on right-wing media and the role it plays in politics writ large, regularly covering misinformation and conspiracy theories. Darcy guest writes the acclaimed Reliable Sources Newsletter, which covers the daily breaking news from the media beat, six days a week. Follow Darcy on Instagram. Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Democratic strategist and counselor to President Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, to discuss the Republican Convention, the unrest on our streets, and the policies that he thinks will unite the country around a Biden ticket. If the country follows his advice and Biden follows his plans, will we be telling Trump, “You’re Fired” in November?Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Paul Begala was a chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign, serving as counselor to the president in the Clinton White House; Begala was senior adviser to the pro-Obama Super PAC that played a critical role in re-electing Obama in 2012. He is the author of five books, with his newest release is YOU’RE FIRED! The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump. Begala’s other books include Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush; It’s Still the Economy, Stupid; Buck Up, Suck Up...and Come Back When You Foul Up (with James Carville); Third Term: Why George W. Bush Loves John McCain; and Take it Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future (with James Carville). Begala is a CNN political commentator and an affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley to discuss the state of the nation going into the national conventions, what it’s like to speak for the President, and how we can unite after November. Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Hogan Gidley was recently named National Press Secretary for the Trump Campaign, having formerly served in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary for President Donald Trump. For more than two decades, Gidley has worked in top communication positions in business as a political consultant and strategist, a political commentator, and on local and national political campaigns – including for Governor Mike Huckabee, Senator Rick Santorum and Senator Elizabeth Dole. He served as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican Party in 2008, and before that he worked as a television news anchor and reporter on various local television stations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by British comedian Nish Kumar to give us the full story behind Brexit, breakdown the differences between President Trump and Boris Johnson, and find out just how crazy they think we really are after witnessing our 2020! Maybe it turns out the secret to truly getting along is to be separated by the Atlantic....Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Nish Kumar is a critically acclaimed comedian, who has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave review solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the former host of The Mash Report, the British satirical comedy on BBC Two. Catch Nish on his new Quibi Show, Hello America. Follow Nish further on Instagram | Facebook.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Biden surrogate and Houston Representative Sheila Jackson Lee to fill us in on the state of the campaign, how we can expect Joe to govern, and to give us the case for handing the White House to Democrats in 2021. Are they ready to lead us or should we be hoping for four more years?Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is serving her thirteenth term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world. Considered by many as the “Voice of Reason”, she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people. The Congresswoman sits on three Congressional Committees — a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security, and was appointed by the leadership as a Member of the crucial Budget Committee. Congressional Quarterly named the Congresswoman one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and the ‘U.S. News and World Report’ named her as one of the 10 most influential legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives. Follow the Congresswoman here on Instagram | Facebook. Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Anne Applebaum and David Corn for a deep dive into the ambitions and intrigue of the world’s authoritarians as they position themselves to take advantage of our weaknesses. Are we doing enough to stand up for our values? And if Putin is determined to interfere in 2020, can we stop him?Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelists:David Corn is the D.C. bureau chief of Mother Jones, MSNBC analyst, and the author of six books, the latest (with Michael Iisikoff), is a New York Times No. 1 best-seller, Russian Roulette.Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and senior fellow at Johns Hopkins School of International Affairs, a Pulitzer prize winning author whose newest book is Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism. You can find more about Anne via her website.  Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by David Frum for a surprising amount of agreement on the Federal government’s performance during the pandemic, the commutation of Roger Stone, and the role of click bait and cancel culture in 2020.Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelists:David Frum served as chairman of the board of trustees of Policy Exchange, speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, and senior adviser to the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaigns. Frum is the senior editor at the Atlantic, and the author of ten books, most recently Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy, Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Sally Kohn, Tara Setmayer, and Emily Jashinsky for a surprising amount of agreement on the Federal government’s performance during the pandemic, the commutation of Roger Stone, and the role of click bait and cancel culture in 2020.Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelists:Sally Kohn is a comedian, a TED curator (her three hit TED Talks have been viewed more than 6 million times), a frequent guest on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, New York Magazine, Time, and is the author of THE OPPOSITE OF HATE. You can find more on Sally’s website. Tara Setmayer is a Political Commentator on CNN and ABC News, former GOB communications director on Capitol Hill, USA Today contributor, and a senior advisor to the Lincoln Project. Tune into Tara’s podcast Honestly Speaking with Tara for a common sense perspective on everything from news of the day and politics to culture and sports. Emily Jashinsky is the Culture Editor at The Federalist, former politics commentary writer for the Washington Examiner, and the spokeswoman for the Young America’s Foundation. Emily is a regular guest on Fox News and her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post. See more of Emily on The Federalist Youtube channel. Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Reverend William Barber for an intimate and illuminating non-partisan conversation about the state of the nation, the nature of our divisions, the rise of a growing moral majority, and how we can rise back up as one nation.Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelist:Reverend William Barber is the President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach (Twitter & Facebook), architect of #MoralMondays #MoralMovement & co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign (Instagram, Facebook) and author of four books We Are Called to Be a Movement; Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear; and Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation. You can also find the Reverend on his Instagram & Facebook feeds.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Aida Rodriguez, John Orloff, and Sonnie Johnson to discuss the role of the United States in the world after the latest Russian bounty revelations, the corruption of our two party system, and if we can come together by rejecting social media politics. You’d be surprised how much they agree… Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelists:Aida Rodriguez is a comedian and actress currently starring on the Netflix show Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, and the visual podcast Truth Serum. John Orloff is an Emmy nominated writer for HBO’s Band of Brothers, the forthcoming mini series for Apple TV Masters Of The Air, and a recent ad for The Lincoln Project entitled ‘Debt’.Sonnie Johnson is a contributor to Breitbart, the host of Sonnie’s Corner on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125, and the podcast Did She Say That.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Ben Domench, Elie Mystal, and Henry Olsen discuss Trump’s re-election chances, whether our national monuments should stay or go, and if Bill Barr’s justice department might better be spelled “Just Us”? Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelists:Henry Olsen is Senior Fellow for DC’s Ethics & Public Policy Center, author of The Working Class Republican, and a columnist for The Washington Post (@postopinions)Elie Mystal is The Nation’s justice correspondent, the Managing Editor of Above the Law Redline and the Editor-At-Large of Breaking Media. Ben Domenech is the publisher of The Federalist, he writes The Transom Newsletter, and has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Politico, and GQ.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Clay is joined by Wayne Dupree and Joy Villa for an in-depth look at the problems facing minorities in our nation, and why they both think that President Trump might be their best bet-- if he can keep living up to his potential.  Moderator:Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014.Panelists:Wayne Dupree is host of the award-winning Wayne Dupree Podcast and a USAF Desert Storm/Shield Veteran. See more at waynedupree.comJoy Villa is a #1 Billboard Recording Artist, Fox New Contributor, Actress, and a former member of the Trump Campaign Advisory Board. Joy’s forthcoming song “Voice over Violence” comes out in two weeks.Email your questions to podcast@politicon.com.Follow @politicon and go to Politicon.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com