3 - The Walls Have Ears

02/03/20 • 24 min

So You Wanna Be President? with Chris Matthews

The country is always listening. Put another way: Don't say something you don't want every voter to hear. On this episode, Chris Matthews remember the candidates who forgot this lesson—and paid the price—with Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, and author and historian Michael Beschloss.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/soyouwannabepresident.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/soyouwannabepresident.

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Maybe Iowa didn’t go as planned, but there's a still a chance for your campaign. In a crowded field, great politicians know how to play from the back. They know how to turn a loss into a win. Bill Clinton did just that when he called himself the "Comeback Kid." We break down that moment—and how it helped propel him to the White House—with Republican strategist Susan Del Percio and Beth Fouhy, senior editor of politics for NBC News.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/soyouwannabepresident.