So I think there were bonds that transcended the competition, because we were all kind of in it together. But we did all want to do well in our careers. We were all competitive. You had to be competitive to do this work. You couldn’t relax. But we had a lot in common. Several of…
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The four jouranlists are some of the most practiced reporters and commentators on television. Between them, Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Ashley Parker, and Kristen Welker have covered Congress, the White House, presidential races, and the State Department. (Mitchell has herself reported on all four of those beats.) Each is so seasoned she seems to have…
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We have months to go before the 2020 presidential election, but the race is in full swing. While we still don’t know which one of the Democratic candidates will face Donald Trump in the general election, some famous faces have chimed in to throw their weight (and social cachet) behind their favorites. The field has…
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Julie McClain Downey, director of state communications for Senator Cory Booker’s presidential campaign, settled into the couch in her Washington, DC apartment last June—holding her newborn daughter with her left hand, and scrolling through TweetDeck with her right. Technically, she was still on the 12-week, gender-blind paid leave available to all of the campaign’s full-time…
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) has announced that she’s dropping out from the race for president, becoming the first woman in a diverse field to exit the crowded Democratic primary. As the New York Times reported, she decided to withdraw after she failed to qualify for the third Democratic debate. The move is a blow to…
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When can I go out and vote? It depends on where you live. Iowa always goes first, which is why you’ll see so many of the candidates spending time in the Hawkeye State. The Iowa caucus will take place on Monday, February 3, 2020. Then the primary elections will continue, state by state, until late…
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