Introducing 'Power Play': How to win a TV election debate

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🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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A special bonus episode from Deep Dive's POLITICO sister podcast, Power Play: With the U.S. presidential debate now confirmed, our Power Play guests explain the tips and tricks that could help Donald Trump or Kamala Harris win their first head-to-head encounter on Sept. 10 — and why there has been a pre-debate row over format and mics. POLITICO’s Anne McElvoy is joined by Brett O’Donnell, a veteran expert on preparing candidates for debate on both sides of the pond, having coached Republicans Ron DeSantis, Mitt Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush, as well as prepping Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson for their televised tussles in the U.K. Then POLITICO’s Rachael Bade, co-author of our Playbook in Washington, reveals which way the political winds are blowing, following last week’s momentous Democratic National Convention and how the rival Trump-Harris campaigns are preparing for the forthcoming debate. Find more of POLITICO’s Power Play podcast here. Playbook Deep Dive, hosted by Ryan Lizza, will return next week.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Ryan Liza.
0:05.0	Deep Dive is taking a little break this week.
0:09.0	Happy Labor Day to everyone.
0:11.0	But while we're away, we wanted to bring you an episode from our sister podcast, Power Play. Power Play is hosted by our colleague in the UK and Michael Boy, who covers all the most powerful people on both sides of the Atlantic. She's had Rishi Sunac,
0:24.7	Sonamaran, Kevin McCarthy, and many more on her show. So definitely subscribe.
0:29.6	We hope you'll enjoy this episode of PowerPlate, which is all about our election here in the U.S.
0:34.5	And we will be back next week. Enjoy your long weekend. Well, that's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States, and it's pretty clear.
0:49.0	It's now...
0:50.0	In the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back.
0:53.3	I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and
1:01.7	inexperience.
1:03.0	First of all, I spent half my career being criticized, being the youngest person.
1:10.0	The radical left, well you shut up man? Who is fun, man?
1:13.0	You probably might not.
1:14.0	Stand back and stand by.
1:17.0	The season of political conventions in America is officially in the rearview mirror and that means campaign season is underway.
1:26.4	The big marquee event we're all waiting for is the first official rumble between Donald
1:31.4	Trump and Kamala Harris.
1:33.2	And the September 10th debate promises to reveal much about the candidates vying for the White House.
1:39.2	So what are the experts looking out for?
1:42.3	And are there moments that could prove a fatal political blow to either of them?
1:51.2	Welcome to Power Play, Politico's Weekly Podcast, where we talk to some of the most influential people on either side of the Atlantic.
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