Hosted by Gerry Shields
Gerry is a former longtime Washington correspondent and political writer for The New York Post, Baltimore Sun, and Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the new book: The Front Row: My Jagged Journey Recording American History from Reagan to Trump.
Episodes
Welcome to the Retail Politics Podcast. Without enough hand sanitizer for candidates to shake hands, let alone kiss voter babies, we redefine Retail Politics for the digital world, reaching you one download at a time. We’ll speak weekly for 30 minutes to politicians, academics, and reporters on the front lines of American political issues to help you choose best how your government should function.
S01E52 Charlie Cook, The Politics of Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being held up as the leading Republican candidate for president should Donald Trump not run in 2024. And DeSantis is pushing all the right policy buttons to sway Trump supporters.
“Would DeSantis be the best guess today?” said veteran political prognosticator Charlie Cook. “Absolutely.”
S01E07 Bill Cowles, Politics of Counting Votes
Bill Cowles, the supervisor of elections for Orange County, Florida, and a former member of the Federal Elections Commission Board of Advisors, said Florida is now the model for tabulating elections due to changes made after the historic Bush-Gore presidential election debacle of 2000.
S01E03 Mike Griffin, Politics of Florida
“Because of 2000 and because of the hiccups we’ve had since, I will tell you Florida has probably the safest, most secure election system in the country,” said Mike Griffin, former chief political correspondent for The Orlando Sentinel who covered the historic 2000 ballot recount debacle, appearing on Sunday’s weekly Retail Politics Podcast.