Samuel Popkin is a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of The Candidate: What It Takes to Win -- and Hold -- the White House and the forthcoming The Republican Crack-up and the Future of Presidential Politics. He was a consultant to five Democratic presidential campaigns, including those of Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
Samuel Popkin on KCRW
More from KCRW
Preparing for Inauguration Day security threats
PoliticsThe nation’s capital will have extensive military presence next week when Joe Biden takes the oath of office and becomes the 46th U.S. president.
Introducing ‘Wasted,’ and tackling the plastic problem
EnvironmentGreater LA kicks off a new weekly series exploring neat solutions to waste.
Bryan Fogel and Tom Ortenberg on ‘The Dissident’
HollywoodBryan Fogel won Netflix its first feature documentary Oscar with his Russian doping exposé “Icarus.”
House impeachment proceedings against President Trump
PoliticsThe U.S. House of Representatives is taking up a resolution that would call on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and take over President Trump's duties.
President Biden calls for unity. Will he get it?
NationalJosh Barro talks with David Dayen and Lanhee Chen about Congress getting organized for the Biden presidency, the fight over the filibuster and major legislation, and foreign policy in…
SoCal Republicans’ response to impeachment reveals different paths forward for the party
EnvironmentFollowing the January 6 insurrection at the U.S.
Angelenos going to inauguration — or not
PoliticsWith calls to stay home during the pandemic and threats of more violence in Washington, D.C., most Joe Biden supporters from Southern California will watch the inauguration virtually.
George Clooney and Grant Heslov on ‘The Midnight Sky’
HollywoodGeorge Clooney and his long-time producing partner Grant Heslov talk about their new movie “The Midnight Sky,” a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama, now on Netflix.