Sunday Talk Shows- David Plouffe, Chris Van Hollen, Howard Dean
ABC This Week: Austan Goolsbee; Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
Bloomberg's Political Capital: Senator Jack Reed
Al Punto: Cecilia Muñoz, Reps. Luis Gutierrez
Washington Watch:Cecilia E. Rouse, former White House economic adviser
Meet The Press
President Obama and Mitt Romney are zeroing in on their economic message, especially in the battleground states with the president delivering a major economic speech in Ohio and Romney going on offense, launching a bus tour across six key states that Obama won in 2008. Joining us to break down each side’s strategy as we move in to a hot summer of campaigning: the architect of the president’s 2008 campaign, now a White House senior adviser, David Plouffe, and the man who ran against Obama in2008, Sen. John McCain
Both candidates are laying out different visions for the economy in hopes to sway voters in the fall. Our roundtable breaks down the campaigns' strategies: associate editor at The Washington Post and author of the new biography "Barack Obama: The Story," David Maraniss; presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; TIME’s Mark Halperin; Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. and the Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel
ABC This Week
White House senior adviser David Plouffe speaks with George Stephanopoulos on the economy, immigration, and President Obama's re-election effort, Sunday on "This Week."
President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off this week in dueling speeches in Ohio on the economy, taxes, and job creation, as President Obama sought to reset the general election debate.
Can the Obama campaign break out of its summer slump and convince voters they can better steer the country's economic recovery? Or will the momentum continue for Romney as he begins a five-day, six-state bus tour through key battleground states? And as the White House faces friendly fire from Democrats on its economic message, are Obama's economic proposals enough to earn a second term – or too little, too late if the economy doesn't improve before Election Day?
Then, the "This Week" powerhouse roundtable debates all the week's politics, with Romney national campaign co-chair and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, ABC News' George Will, political strategist and ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, former Obama economic adviser and ABC News consultant Austan Goolsbee, and editor and publisher of The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel
As Obama and Romney target each other's proposals on taxes and spending, who will win over key independent and undecided voters? And will President Obama's announcement on relaxing rules on young illegal immigrants help secure the key Hispanic vote, or spur a backlash among illegal immigration opponents? Plus, as Greece faces critical parliamentary elections this weekend, could their potential exit from the eurozone spur another global financial crisis that sinks the U.S. back into recession?
CBS Face The Nation
Mitt Romney's got some momentum going this week. The president made an unfortunate gaffe when he said the private sector was fine, and Romney and his team have been able to really take that and run - while the president and his team have been stuck trying to explain away that private sector comment.
Of course, Romney had his share of these kinds of things during the primaries. You're going to get these things from both sides. But this time it was the president who managed to do what nobody ever wants to do - he ended up in the other guy's commercials.
These things always fade away though. Ultimately, and I've said this before, this is going to be going to be an election about the economy. The president's getting some people in his own party saying he's got to recalibrate the message and do better on explaining. But what he's really got to do is figure out some way to get these jobs numbers looking better than they really are. If they don't get better it's going to be very difficult for the president come November. Then again, if they get better - elections can be a bit like a golf game: you can have three really bad shots then sink a 40-yard putt at the end and that putt cures a lot.
Besides jobs and the economy, I think one big part of this election that hasn't been addressed much is governance. It seems to me people want to hear from both candidates how they'll get the two sides together and get them to work on attacking the big problems we're facing.
The president said himself the problem is the stalemate. What is it he can do that he's not doing right now to change that? And what could Mitt Romney do that the president isn't able to do? That's where this election is going, I think. It's not so much about big ideas as it's going to be about governance - how to get some of those big ideas into practice.
It won't be easy, of course. This country is very divided. We know that. I've never seen, in all the time I've been in Washington, such a wide gap. People have to change. They're going to have to make compromises. Right now you've got two sides simply unable to do that. Congress sometimes can't even agree on doing things that both sides want to do. Whichever one of these men can figure out how to break that gridlock - I think that's the big idea people are waiting to hear.
I really can't wait to hear what Romney has to say about all this when I hit the trail with him this weekend. He'll be on "Face the Nation" in his first non-Fox News network Sunday show appearance of the campaign, and there's no question we've got plenty of questions for him. We'll talk about things he's said this week and things the president's said this week. We'll talk about the comparison between the two men in their big ideas and their approach to accomplishing that.
After Romney, I'll look to 2004 Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean and Sen. Lindsey Graham, for their take on what Romney had to say, the president's week and more. I'll check in with Sen. Graham about the latest on the intelligence leaks and the situation in Syria, too.
Then I'll turn to a stellar panel of journalists for help in analyzing everything. I've got The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, National Review & TIME Magazine's Richard Lowry, CBS News Political Correspondent Jan Dickerson and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson
Fox News Sunday
David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to President Obama, Joe Lieberman Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee and former CIA Director General Michael Hayden discuss intelligence leaks
CNN State of The Union
Can a new immigration policy re-energize President Obama’s campaign? Candy talks to the architect of President Obama’s 2008 victory, White House Senior Adviser, David Plouffe
Then, reaction from former presidential candidate Rick Santorum
Plus, the High Court and health care with doctor and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), and the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen
Then, digesting the political news of the week with Matt Bai of the New York Times and Jessica Yellin CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent.
Fareed Zakaria GPS
It’s all about the economy. Fareed weighs in on why Mitt Romney is wrong to say he’ll cut taxes on his first day in office; a debate on Europe with Robert Skidelsky versus Niall Ferguson; and environmental author Bjorn Lomborg on why next week's Rio+20 summit will likely be a waste of time. Also: The new dictator has evolved and gotten smarter.
Also: What to do about the European Union? London’s colorful, conservator Mayor Boris Johnson has a simple answer. Break it up.
"What would be great would be, I think, if the European leaders could face up to the reality, shrug off their egos, shrug off all their political capital that Europe has collectively invested in this project, and say, look, we made a mistake," he tells Fareed.
C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
The new health care law also nears the top of the weekend agenda, with Representative Tom Price Republican of Georgia, giving the G.O.P. perspective on the Supreme Court debate regarding the law’s constitutionality and its potential impact, on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers.”
Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital”
Senator Jack Reed
TV One Washington Watch" The subject will shift to middle class income and wealth on TV One’s “Washington Watch.” Cecilia E. Rouse, former White House economic adviser, will appear on the program to discuss a drop in household incomes nationwide, especially among African-Americans.
The Chris Matthews Show
Liz Marlantes, The Christian Science Monitor; David Ignatius, The Washington Post; Howard Fineman, The Huffington Post; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News
"Up w/ Chris Hayes" -focuses on politics including the day's top headlines, newsmaker interviews, and panels of pundits, politicos and voices from outside the mainstream. It is live on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. ET.
(Will update if guests are posted)
Reliable Sources
Cenk Uygur, Current TV; Matt Lewis, The Daily Caller; Len Dowie, The Washington Post; Phil Bronstein, The Center for Investigative Reporting; Jane Hall, former Los Angeles Times media reporter; Michael Ware, CNN
Univision’s “Al Punto” - White House domestic policy adviser Cecilia Muñoz, along with Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and David Rivera, R-Fla.
Melissa Harris Perry Show-Saturdays and Sundays from 10-12
CBS 60 Minutes
Insiders - Steve Kroft reports on how America's lawmakers could legally buy stock based on non-public information simply because they wouldn't pass a law against themselves - a law they finally passed after this story first ran.
Freeman Hrabowski - University President Freeman Hrabowski has turned the University of Maryland Baltimore County into a well-known producer of outstanding scientists and engineers, many of whom are minorities.
Taylor Swift - She writes and sings all her own songs, sells millions of records and she's just 22 years old.
Sunday Breakfast Menu
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Mr. Plouffe will make appearances on ABC’s “This Week,” CNN’s “State of the Union,” FOX’s “Fox News Sunday” and NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He will discuss the president’s election strategy and specific details of Mr. Obama’s economic message in battleground states.
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A couple of good democrats in the mix this week, at least! I hope CBS plans to give the President *equal time* to counter Romney's lies. As much as I love Dr. Dean, he isn't exactly an administration spokesperson or insider.
Well worth the time spent watching it.
Thanks for the heads up.
