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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.

2 DAYS AGO

TRUMP 2.0 AFTERMATH - GRETCHEN CARLSON

The election is over, and Donald Trump is returning to the White House. Gretchen Carlson joins The Deadline ElectionLine podcast to talk about the result, the blast radius, what happened to Kamala Harris & the Democrats & what she thinks about her old employer FoxNews in the great media realignment likely to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

35 min
1 NOV

Showtime In America!

Showtime: NewsNation's Chris Stirewalt tells us what he will be looking for when the first polls close on election night, giving hints of who may come out the winner in the 2024 presidential race. The Diplomat showrunner Debora Cahn talks about how she approached the show's second season, and why it unintentionally mirrored some of the 2024 presidential race's real-life events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

53 min
18 OCT

The Final Sprint - Stuart Stevens

Political strategist Stuart Stevens talks about the final weeks of the campaign, as Donald Trump rails against his opponents and Kamala Harris taps Fox News and non-traditional media to reach undecided voters. Also: Danai Gurira talks about her new Instagram series focused on the injustices that women and girls face around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

45 min
4 OCT

Countdown - Chris Wallace On The 1960 & 2024 Elections

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 Fleming ... because the past is never past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43 min
20 SEPT

Stealing 2024 with Director Dan Reed

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 Teamsters lack of a POTUS endorsement this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
6 SEPT

THE FINAL STRETCH WITH CNN’S DANA BASH

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. The seasoned journalist talks with Ted & Dominic about where we are right now in one of the most consequential elections in modern America history, & where we could be in the next few weeks, or not. Additionally, Bash details her just released book America’s Deadliest Election, which she co-authored with David Fisher, & the connections linking the bloody Louisiana election of 1872 & the election of 2024. Also, we discuss Trump’s war on ABC News ahead of the Sept 10 debate & the art of lowering expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34 min
22 AUG

Kamala’s DNC with Doris Kearns Goodwin

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 1968 & FDR in 1932. Plus, as the Veep prepares to speak tonight, in this convention unlike any other, we look at the power of media, traditional & social, to pitch the Dems’ message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
9 AUG

Not Going Back With Rep. Maxwell Frost

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, generational politics and some Taylor Swift. Also, Ted & Dominic discuss Elon Musk & X/Twitter’s lawsuit again ex-advertisers, plus the importance of press conferences in today’s fragmented media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min

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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.