The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of the 'Cook Political Report.'  His Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC.

The two discuss the presidential election matchup between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, what Americans think of the President's response to the virus, how Joe Biden has done in running his campaign during the pandemic, and how important his choice of a running mate could be.
Charlie also gives a breakdown of the 2020 Senate races to watch, as well as how good of a chance he thinks Democrats have of regaining control of the Senate.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi.  The roundtable discusses Senator Bernie Sanders' proposal to redistribute 10% of Pentagon spending to grant money for high-poverty areas of America.  The grants would be for building public housing, community health centers, and schools; decontaminating drinking water; payroll for teachers, and prohibits the money from being spent on prisons.
They also debate whether Democrats should end the filibuster rule if they take control of the Senate.

Tara Devlin is a New York City-based comedian, writer, and founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as 'RDTdaily.'  Tara's Twitter handle is @REALTaraDevlin and her Instagram handle is @Taradacktyl.  Tara's unapologetically liberal weekly podcast, "TARABUSTER" is recorded LIVE every Saturday evening at 6PM eastern on the RDTdaily Facebook and Youtube channels and replayed starting Sunday at 6PM eastern on Progressive Voices, or any time on the Progressive Voices app.  You can become a 'patron' of Tarabuster and RDTdaily at www.Patreon.com/TaraDevlin.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years.  He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016).  Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research.  His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Watch a video broadcast of the show here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1BdxYnLaZXEKX