The Debate and the Democratic Panic With Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin. Plus, Jeff Greenfield Revisits Four Presidential Campaigns.

On the Final Edition, Bryan has a jam-packed show following the presidential debate.
First, he welcomes Semafor's Benjy Sarlin for a recap. They discuss:

The worst part of the night for Joe Biden (1:08)

The timing of the debate (10:35)

The history of incumbent presidents who've lost their first debates (15:31)

Ben’s opinion on whether or not Biden will be the Democratic nominee on election day (26:06)

What stood out about Donald Trump (31:04)

Anderson Cooper’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris (39:19)


Then, he welcomes longtime CNN and ABC News political analyst Jeff Greenfield, who takes us back down memory lane as he revisits four presidential campaigns that he's covered in his career.

How Trump has changed everything he thought about campaigns (50:39).

Biden's run for president in 1988 and its collapse (54:12).

Television's importance to presidential campaigns in the '80s (56:43)

Behind the scenes of the race between George H. W. Bush and the Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988 (61:35)

Bill Clinton's decision not to do an interview with Howard Stern interview, and Biden's decision to go through with it (70:46)

CNN's coverage of the 2000 election (76:17)

Observations from the Al Gore and George W. Bush campaigns (79:40).

Revisiting the night Florida was called for Al Gore and then recalled (84:12)

Covering the 2008 election and how campaigns were thinking about television in the age of social media (88:17)

What stands out about the Democratic primary campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (91:39)

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guests: Benjy Sarlin and Jeff Greenfield
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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