8 episodes
Pro Politics with Zac McCrary Zac McCrary
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5.0 • 27 Ratings
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Political pollster Zac McCrary interviews interesting people who work in and around the political industry. Guests are from a multitude of backgrounds and specialties within the political industry, and span the partisan spectrum. This is not a podcast for partisan squabbling or punditry about the latest issue in DC - it is hearing directly from successful people in the industry...their stories, experiences, and advice. This is a podcast for anyone who works in politics, hopes to work in politics, or wants to get up close to see how things really work in the world of professional politics.
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The Legendary Saul Shorr
They don’t make too many people like Saul Shorr. After hitchhiking across the country, working in sugar refineries, being in and out of college, Saul fell into working on Mo Udall's 1976 presidential campaign. He soon became an expert in big city...
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Kasim Reed, Atlanta's 59th Mayor, on Winning Races & Running a City
As a student, Kasim Reed set a goal to be mayor of Atlanta by age 40 - and he made it happen.The Kasim Reed story is truly an original...motivated by a nurturing mother and demanding father, on the Board of Howard University by age 19, the youngest...
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Rose Kapolczynski, icon of West Coast politics
This week my guest is Rose Kapolczynski, a legend in California politics and beyond. Rose managed all four of Barbara Boxer's successful US Senate races, including the iconic Boxer upset win in the '92 Year of the Woman. Beyond Boxerworld, Rose started...
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Glen Bolger, GOP Superpollster
I'm very fortunate this week to be joined by my first Republican guest, GOP pollster Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies. Glen cut his teeth in polling in the Reagan / Bush era and helmed the polling operation for House Republicans before...
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David Nir & The Rise of the Netroots
A great conversation this week with David Nir, recently celebrating his 10-year anniversary as the Political Director of Daily Kos. David's career charts the rise of the Democratic online grassroots from a ramshackle group of political junkies in the...
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Rebecca Pearcey!
I’m thrilled this week to be joined by the brilliant Rebecca Pearcey! Rebecca has worked in politics for 20+ years – from working in field to managing statewide races to running big independent expenditure programs. In the 2020 cycle, Rebecca was a...
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This podcast is now in my regular rotation. The host has obviously done his research and the war stories and advice provided by his guests are interesting.
Fun listen
Quick moving, interesting guests and discussion!
Great listen
Love the format, really interesting guests and zac does a great job bringing out the info !