So You Wanna Be President? with Chris Matthews - 4 - Play from the Back

4 - Play from the Back

02/10/20 • 32 min

So You Wanna Be President? with Chris Matthews

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.

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3 - The Walls Have Ears

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.

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5 - Ride the Galloping Horse of History

When Jack Kennedy phoned Coretta Scott King to express concern over her husband’s arrest in 1960, it was a risky move in a tense civil rights era. It also helped propel him to victory against Richard Nixon. So, be like Kennedy and jump on that galloping horse of history as it flies by. You don’t get a second chance. Chris is joined in this episode by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham and former Congresswoman Donna Edwards.

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