Politico’s Eugene Daniels on a Fifty-Fifty Race, Kamala Harris’s Underdog Campaign, and Playing College Football

Update: 2024-10-10

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan is joined today by Politico’s White House correspondent and Politico Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to get into the latest on this upcoming election and more, including:

Does the Harris campaign really believe they’re underdogs in this race (01:47 )?

Are they running a “risk-averse” campaign (16:18 )?

What is it like covering the White House and writing Playbook (21:19 )?

Leaping from college football to journalism (30:46 ).

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Eugene Daniels

Producers: Brian H. Waters and Eduardo Ocampo

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Politico’s Eugene Daniels on a Fifty-Fifty Race, Kamala Harris’s Underdog Campaign, and Playing College Football

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