Lucy Perkins

Sep 20, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Lucy Perkins |Lucy Perkins |Laura Benshoff |Mary Jo Murphy

“Post Reports” co-host Elahe Izadi and senior political reporter Aaron Blake chat with national political reporter Michael Scherer about all of this week’s political news. They also dig into how last week’s first – and perhaps only – debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump is shaping voters’ perceptions of the candidates. Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff and mixed by Sean Carter. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Mary Jo Murphy.

Aug 21, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Lucy Perkins |Ariel Plotnick

Senior political reporter and co-host of “The Campaign Moment” Aaron Blake talks with Marianna Sotomayor, a congressional reporter for The Post who has covered Pelosi for years. They walk through the strings Pelosi reportedly pulled to get Biden to withdraw, earning her the nickname “The Godmother” – after the mafia movie “The Godfather” – from some Democratic delegates at the convention. They also run down her appearances around the convention and why some Biden allies may seek revenge.

Aug 16, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Lucy Perkins |Laura Benshoff |Rennie Svirnovskiy

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake and congressional reporter Liz Goodwin talk with “Post Reports” co-host Martine Powers about the economic policies that Harris’s campaign unveiled Friday, and whether Democrats could win a trifecta in November and make those proposals reality. They also look ahead to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, where President Joe Biden will address delegates after withdrawing from the race last month. Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff.

Aug 15, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Monica Campbell |Ali Bianco |Elana Gordon |Elahe Izadi |Peter Bresnan |Sean Carter | +2 more

Voter registration organizer Sasha Hernandez from the organization Mi Vecino talks to Francisco Roman in Kissimmee, Fla., on June 17. (Saul Martinez for The Washington Post)Florida is just one of a number of states where abortion rights will be on the November ballot. In Florida, voters will decide whether to pass Amendment 4, which would reverse Florida’s six-week abortion ban and put abortion protections in the state constitution.

Aug 13, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Lucy Perkins |Laura Benshoff |Rennie Svirnovskiy

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake, who writes The Campaign Moment newsletter, sits down with Lenny Bronner, a data scientist who works on election models at The Post. They talk about new polling numbers in battleground states and how Harris has put Trump on defense in states like Nevada and Arizona. Today’s show was produced by Trinity Webster-Bass and Laura Benshoff. It was mixed by Rennie Svirnoskiy. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Mary Jo Murphy.