Talk Show with Harper Simon
Episode 37
2016 Presidential Election Meltdown with Ashley Parker of the New York Times
The 2016 election and how Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Bernie Sanders and the rest of the candidates look heading into the race is discussed with New York Times journalist Ashley Parker. From her experience working with Maureen Dowd, to the real world importance (if there is any) of race and gender in the White House, we look at the ongoing dilemma of the Iraq War and ISIS, and ask if anyone has the momentum to beat Hillary Clinton for the democratic nomination in this conversation filmed in Washington D.C., for Harper Simon’s TALK SHOW.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Ashley Parker to TALK SHOW.
00:45 Forecasting the Republican election for 2016.
02:16 Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders and the inconvenient enigma of Rand Paul.
04:30 Covering the primaries and elections for the NYT.
06:00 Working for Maureen Dowd and the tears of Hillary Clinton.
07:23 The early days of the Obama campaign.
09:02 Covering the story of Hillary Clinton: Playing with gender.
12:20 The battle for the center of both parties.
15:00 Race and gender: an artificial landmark?
17:55 Gender and economic issues in the campaign, and a huge public record to pore over.
20:10 Bullshit politics and the Iraq War vote.
22:50 Differentiating between the candidates: Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio.
24:40 The real power of the presidency and predicting hypotheticals.
26:45 Liberal candidates and overcoming the momentum of Hillary Clinton.
30:44 Thanks and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Ashley Parker is a Washington-based reporter for The New York Times, and has also written for The New York Times Magazine. Previously, she worked as a researcher for Maureen Dowd, a Times columnist. Ms. Parker’s work has also appeared in other publications including The New York Sun, Glamour, The Huffington Post, Washingtonian, Chicago Magazine and LIFE. Her photographs have appeared in Vanity Fair.
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