Presidential Race 2024

Let's Find Common Ground

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

CPF Executive Director Kamy Akhavan joins Democratic campaign strategist Addisu Demissie and former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus for a conversation on the 2024 presidential race. With Election Day on November 7, the discussion explores the election’s potential impact on control of Congress, state legislatures, governorships, and the 2024 presidential race.

Featuring:

Addisu Demissie: Principal and Founder of 50+1 Strategies; Fall 2023 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Reince Priebus: Former White House Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Republican National Committee; Fall 2023 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Kamy Akhavan: Executive Director, Center for the Political Future

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0:00.0	Welcome to the bully pulpit from the University of Southern California Center for the Political Future.
0:11.7	Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot button issues where we respect
0:22.0	each other and respect the truth. We hope you enjoy these conversations.
0:29.2	My name is Kami Akevon. I'm the executive director of the USC Dornstive Center for the
0:35.3	political future. Bob Schrum was going to be your moderator this evening.
0:40.4	However, two days ago during physical therapy that Bob was doing post-surgery,
0:45.9	he threw out his back and he can barely walk.
0:48.8	So Bob, I know you're listening and I know you're watching.
0:51.5	So I get well, my friend, for tonight, you got me. And I want you're listening and I know you're watching. So I get well, my friend, for tonight,
1:01.4	you got me. And I want you to know that this is the first of many discussions that we're going to be hosting around the 2024 election. This event is also going to be available on YouTube
1:07.7	and on our podcast, The Bulley Pulpit.
1:11.3	Today we have two extraordinary guests for whom we are privileged to have also as fellows
1:17.6	here at the Center for the Political Future.
1:20.0	I'll introduce them briefly.
1:21.5	Hidisu Demisi has led campaigns at the national state and local levels, including the
1:27.3	campaign for U.S. Senator
1:29.0	Cory Booker and California Governor Gavin Newsom. He was a senior advisor to Joe Biden in 2020,
1:36.0	coordinating that year's Democratic National Convention.
1:39.3	Brent Prebis, his former six-year chairman of the Republican National Committee,
1:43.7	who finished as the winningest chairman of either political party.
1:48.7	He was also the first White House chief of staff for former president Donald Trump.
1:53.0	I'm going to ask the gentleman a few questions to get us started,
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