I remember trying to be like, when should we have a kid?

This is primary season, but the general election is here.

So if we do it at such and such a time, and I was like, I can't believe I'm doing this.

No, off-cycle babies are a real thing.

Everybody will get pregnant.

There was a lot of family planning happening on the bus in 2016.

When I tell you that joining the campaign trail as a reporter means giving up major parts of your life,

I'm not joking.

There really isn't an official campaign trail.

That term describes the literal and metaphorical route a candidate takes to get their message to voters.

But being on the bus and on the trail is a double metaphor.

It refers to the posse of reporters that follow the candidate from city to city, and the

culture that surrounds them.

Because over time, you become a club with a shared language.

The file is the room where you can sit.

The pen is where you're cordoned off at events.

The fundraiser is known as the bagman, who ignores you, the candidate's personal assistant or

body man who might not. A shared etiquette develops. Do grab an extra sandwich. Don't hog the power outlets.

I've done that job, and so have my two

guests today. Sharing this assignment, Amy Chosick. She covered politics for the Wall Street

Journal and the New York Times. She's best known for her memoir, Chasing Hillary, about covering

Clinton's presidential runs. And that book inspired a new Max TV show, The Girls on the Bus.

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