We end our travels across America in Washington, D.C., where we talk to consultants, pundits and political operatives about what happens on Election Day.
The Nation’s Capital
John Podesta: On the next Democratic presidential nominee
NOV. 29, 2018 | Here’s a short video excerpt from a Washingtion interview last month with Democratic leader John Podesta about what Democrats are looking for in a presidential candidate for 2020.
TWO INTERVIEWS: America is unhappy, Hawker says
NOV. 7, 2018 | Australian political consultant and filmmaker Bruce Hawker spoke with Stan Grant on ABC’s “Matter of Fact” about his documentary project on America’s midterm elections. His conclusion: America is an unhappy country and the divisiveness causing the unhappiness will continue after Democrats took control of the U.S. House in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election:
DAY 27: Election Day!
NOV. 6, 2018 | The crew wrapped up filming A Hard Road with three interviews with political insiders, followed by attending an election party at the National Press Club to watch the election returns as Democrats regained the U.S. House, but lost key seats in the U.S. Senate.
DAY 26: Back in Washington, D.C.
NOV. 5, 2018 | On the day before the midterm elections, the crew traveled around Washington, D.C., starting with Bruce Hawker being on an international panel (above) commenting on the midterm elections, followed by an interview with a Democratic communications consultant.
DC: John Podesta on 2020
Longtime Democratic leader John Podesta sat down recently with Bruce Hawker to talk about the 2018 midterms, but also predicted there would be more than a dozen Democrats who run for president in 2020.
DAY FIVE: Talking with John Podesta
OCT. 13, 2018 | National Democratic Party insider John Podesta, former chief of staff to Presidents Clinton and Obama, shared thoughts of the approaching midterm elections, how America has changed under President Donald Trump and more in a special interview today in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
The documentary’s crew will spend the Nov. 6 election in the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., to get election insights from popular national pundits and analysts.