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Our guest today is Doug Heye, a strategic communications advisor and political commentator. Doug was the communications director for the Republican National Committee during the 2010 election cycle and on Capitol Hill was Deputy Chief of Staff to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. In our conversation today we go behind the scenes on cable news, how Doug prepares for a hit, and what producers are looking for in a guest.
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Rob Collins, CEO and Founder of Coign, America's only conservative credit card company. Prior to Coign, Collins was Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, was Chief of Staff to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and has run several leading conservative SuperPACs.
Hear the extended version of this episode by supporting The Road to Now on Patreon! Click here to join. On December 13, 2000, Democratic Candidate Al Gore conceded that year's Presidential Election to Republican George W. Bush. Gore's concession speech marked a dramatic conclusion to an election that had been contested for more than a month, with partisans from both major parties flocking to Florida to recount ballots in hopes that the few hundred votes that separated the candidates would fall in their favor. Ultimately, however, the final decision on the election came from the Supreme Court, which ruled 5-4 to stop the recount, handing Florida's 25 electoral votes, and thus the Presidency, to George W. Bush who carried the state with just 537 more votes than Gore. The election of 2000 was unusual in several ways. It was the first time an election was decided by a Supreme Court ruling. It was the first election since 1888 in which the winner of the popular vote lost the election. And despite the dramatic scenes that came out of those days between the election and Gore's concession, and the many passionate criticisms leveled by Democrats- that the electoral college was undemocratic, that the Supreme Court had usurped the election, that voters for Ralph Nader and other third party candidates had handed the election to Bush- few critics pointed to the fact that only 50.3% of eligible voters showed up to the polls- the second lowest turnout in American history. Why was the election of 2000 so uninteresting to so many voters? Why did the Supreme Court decide to intervene in the election, and was it a case of judicial overreach, as so many critics claimed? And in the end, is it fair to say that those who voted for Nader and other third party candidates were the deciding factor in the election? Let's find out. Welcome to the Road to Now's Third Party Election Series. Today, part 7: The election of 2000 w/ Doug Heye. Doug Heye is a political commentator who previously served as Communications Director for the Republican National Committee and Deputy Chief of Staff for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. You can follow him on twitter at @DougHeye. This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
The race for the White House is officially a two-man race as the most recent occupants of the office clinch their party nominations and prepare for a 2020 rematch. To help unpack Trump's path forward, and whether Biden can appeal to disaffected Republicans, we speak to Doug Heye, the former communications director to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the Republican National Committee. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
The race for the White House is officially a two-man race as the most recent occupants of the office clinch their party nominations and prepare for a 2020 rematch. To help unpack Trump's path forward, and whether Biden can appeal to disaffected Republicans, we speak to Doug Heye, the former communications director to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the Republican National Committee. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Patrick talks politics with tennis fan and former Communications Director for the RNC Doug Heye. How does Doug size up the current political climate, and does he see another Biden/Trump matchup in the next Presidential Election?A veteran of politics since 1990, Doug has served in leading communications positions in the House of Representatives and United States Senate, the Republican National Committee, as well as serving in the George W. Bush Administration. Heye most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, where he garnered on the record bi-partisan praise for his team-building, communications and strategic planning abilities. Upon Heye's arrival in the Capitol in 2012, Roll Call quickly named Heye one of their “Fabulous 50,” noting Heye's ability to “set the tone and frame the debate” as someone “in the room when decisions are made.” In 2010, Heye served as communications director of the Republican National Committee. During these historic elections, Heye excelled in his handling of multiple large-scale public relations crises and pursuing an aggressive media strategy. Upon announcing his departure from the committee, Heye won unanimous, bi-partisan praise for his performance, being called a “pro's pro” in POLITICO by his counterpart at the Democratic National Committee for his handling of what CNN labeled “one of the most demanding jobs in Washington.”Heye is a sought-after commenter on political events and public policy, making more than two hundred appearances on national and international television networks, leading POLITICO to write in 2011, “when the red camera light turns on, Heye doesn't disappoint.” He has written for many publications, including U.S. News & World Report, POLITICO, The Hill and Capitol File magazine. Follow Patrick on social:Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickMcEnroeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@holdingcourtwithpatrickmcenroeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrick.mcenroeThanks to our sponsor, North Organics CBD. Use offer code "PATRICK20" for 20% off your order: https://northorganicscbd.com/coupon/patrick20/Podcast produced by MuddHouse Media: https://muddhousemedia.com/
If you wonder why politicians on Capitol Hill don't seem to be doing anything about the $31.7 trillion national debt, or even seem that concerned about it at all, fact is: many actually love keeping Americans financially insecure. Debt is a device of Democrats -- to control. Debt is also a device of the devil -- to enslave. And let's not forget the globalists, who see rising U.S. debt as a surefire means of crippling the country and crumbling it from within -- a tool of takeover and the final realization of a long-held dream. If America stumbles and falls financially, then America the free will cease to exist. So follow the lines of logic and you can easily understand why debt is more a political weapon for the anti-American forces to wield, than it is a problem to solve. Dave Brat, a former member of Congress who beat out then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for his seat, speaks about the real state of America's finances. It's bleaker than imagined.
It's been seven years since Ben & Bob launched the first episode of The Road to Now, so we invited two of our early guests – Doug Heye & Margaret Talev – to join us for a conversation about how things have changed since 2016 and the events of the preceding years that now appear to be most pivotal in creating those changes. Our conversation covers campaign finance reform, social media and the impact ai is already having on American politics. Doug Heye is a political commentator who previously served as Communications Director for the Republican National Committee and Deputy Chief of Staff for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. You can follow him on twitter at @DougHeye. Margaret Talev is Director of Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship and Senior Contributor at Axios. You can follow her on twitter at @MargaretTalev. Enjoy this episode? Join us on Patreon to get the full unedited conversation from this episode and many others. Find out more at Patreon.com/TheRoadToNow. To our Patrons: thank you! This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
Presidential primary voters will cast their first ballots in less than a year. As the field begins to take shape and pressure mounts, divisions within the GOP are becoming clearer. Doug Heye, former communications director to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the RNC, and David Avella, chair of GOPAC, a Republican Super PAC that trains and assists candidates, join Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
The SEC has charged crypto lender Genesis and crypto exchange Gemini with allegedly selling unregistered securities. Former SEC enforcer Lisa Braganca discusses the $900m customer funds currently in the balance and what the regulators are hoping to achieve. Now that the House Republicans have a majority, former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor discusses the GOP's agenda, both in Congress and in the upcoming race for President. Plus, Tesla is cutting prices, and Apple CEO Tim Cook is taking a pay cut. In this episode:Lisa Braganca, @LisaBragancaEric Cantor, @EricCantorBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinCameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY
Rory Cooper, partner at Purple Strategies, has worked at all levels of Republican politics…cutting his teeth in campaigns, working in the George W. Bush White House, for the Department of Homeland Security right after 9-11, running communications for the conservative Heritage Foundation, and as Comms Director for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Rory tells great stories from these stops, with lessons and insights learned along the way.IN THIS EPISODERory's early political memories growing up around Detroit…A high school Rory finds a way into the 1992 Presidential debate…Rory takes over a New Orleans GOP field office in 1996…A young Rory learns an important political staffing lesson from Trent Lott…Rory is one of the first staffers hired after the Dept of Homeland Security is created post 9-11…Rory talks being around President Bush and working in the Bush White House…An important campaign lesson Rory learned on a California special election…Rory runs communications for the Heritage Foundation as the think tank undergoes changes…Interviewing to become Majority Leader Eric Cantor's Communication Director…Memorable fights with both Republicans and Democrats as Cantor's Comms Director…Rory talks the leadership qualities he saw from then Speaker John Boehner…The GOP member who's not a household name who impressed Rory…Rory talks the difference in good Hill boss versus a bad Hill boss…Rory reflects on the surprise loss of Eric Cantor in the 2014 GOP primary…Rory busts some myths about the Cantor loss and the impact of that primary on GOP politics since…How Rory approaches his next job off the Hill…Rory talks the work he does now at Purple Strategies…The messaging lesson Rory learned from Joe Biden…Rory's two tips to help people succeed in their career…AND…Spence Abraham, aligning Powerpoint slides, Dick Armey, ascendancy principles, BRAC, Joe Biden, the boringest day of the campaign, Neil Bradley, Andy Card, carnival barkers, Alex Castellanos, Bill Clinton, corn chowder, Joe Crowley, Ted Cruz, Bob Dole, donut hole fixes, DREAMers, Eisenhower Internships, Rich Falkenrath, fiscal cliffs, Mike Forbes, the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, the Grateful Dead, Joe Hagin, Laura Ingraham, John Jamian, Mardi Gras beads, making Tucker Carlson happy, Mel Martinez, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Steve McMahon, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Meet the Press, the members only elevator, Milk Duds, navigating cubicles, Obamacare, participants vs pundits, Phish, quoting Hayek, the Republican Study Committee, remaining sticky, rude customers, RINOs, Save Your Asks, serious legislators, Steve Stombres, the Tea Party, Donald Trump, VAWA, village city councils, What It Takes, yellow tape around memorials, & more!
Guests: Nadeam Elshami, former Chief of Staff to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and policy director at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck, White House Council of Economic Advisers chair, Cecilia Rouse, Doug Heye, Republican Strategist, and former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Bloomberg politics contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Gabriella Miller lived less than one year after her diagnosis of DIPG in 2012. During that time, she was able to become a passionate advocate for the cause of Pediatric Cancer, including a memorable statement just 2 weeks before she passed away as she implored Congress to "STOP TALKING AND START DOING" Shortly after that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, helped to push through legislation that he named the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act that was signed into law by President Obama in 2014.Her mother Ellyn will talk about Gabriella , and will also discuss her own advocacy work which started with the Gabriella Kids First Research Act and has continued through her recent testimony given on Capital Hill, about the Gabriella Miller First Research Act 2.0. As a major voice on Capitol Hill for this Pediatric Cancer cause , Ellyn's work has produced and is producing major legislation that is making a very positive difference in the lives of kids who need it the most.
Rory Cooper sat down with the Flies in this episode to discuss his experience working for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and his role shaping the Department of Homeland Security. Cooper and the Flies also touch on the changing character of the Republican Party, the War in Afghanistan, and the future of national security. Don't miss this insightful conversation with Fall 2021 GU Politics Fellow Rory Cooper
It seems like only a week ago the whole world wondered whether the U.S. could meet its own goals for getting Americans
Guests: Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Andy Levin, a Democrat from Michigan's 9th congressional district.
Guests: Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Andy Levin, a Democrat from Michigan's 9th congressional district.
On this week's episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to discuss the state of the Republican Party and the future of bipartisan support for US-Israel ties. Plus, Rich and Jarrod weigh in on the nomination debate around Dr. Colin Kahl. Source
On this week’s episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to discuss the state of the Republican Party and the future of bipartisan support for US-Israel ties. Plus, Rich and Jarrod weigh in on the nomination debate around Dr. Colin Kahl. Source
Guests: Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette.
Guests: Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette.
Guests: Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg Politics Editor, Marc Sumerlin, economist and Managing Partner of Evenflow Macro in Washington, Isaac Wright, Democratic Strategist and Partner at Forward Solution Strategy Group, Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former communications director for the RNC, and Rep. Dwight Evans, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district.
Guests: Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg Politics Editor, Marc Sumerlin, economist and Managing Partner of Evenflow Macro in Washington, Isaac Wright, Democratic Strategist and Partner at Forward Solution Strategy Group, Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former communications director for the RNC, and Rep. Dwight Evans, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district.
Guests: Tom Perez, DNC Chairman, Ed Stringham, President of the American Institute for Economic Research, and Professor of Economic Organizations and Innovation at Trinity College, Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former communications director for the RNC, Kendra Barkoff Lamy, former press secretary to Vice President Joe Biden, and Guy Snodgrass, CEO of Defense Analytics, and former director of communications and chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Guests: Tom Perez, DNC Chairman, Ed Stringham, President of the American Institute for Economic Research, and Professor of Economic Organizations and Innovation at Trinity College, Doug Heye, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former communications director for the RNC, Kendra Barkoff Lamy, former press secretary to Vice President Joe Biden, and Guy Snodgrass, CEO of Defense Analytics, and former director of communications and chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Squawk Pod is a daily, guided curation of the top moments and takeaways from CNBC’s flagship morning show, “Squawk Box,” anchored by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Each day, the podcast includes news making interviews, perspective and analysis from iconic guest hosts, and slices of debate and discussion—from the heated to the hilarious— all wrapped with exclusive context and color from Senior Producer Katie Kramer. Listen in to today’s episode and subscribe to the podcast. Michael Bloomberg’s campaign co-chair Greg Fischer believes in his candidate, and trusts that voters who get to know him will believe in him, too. Former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp discusses Elizabeth Warren’s tax plans with CNBC’s Robert Frank and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Axios’ Dan Primack maps out Uber’s road ahead after London revoked its operating license. Disney+ makes a strong debut, and the fake meat market is heating up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Bloomberg’s campaign co-chair Greg Fischer believes in his candidate, and trusts that voters who get to know him will believe in him, too. Former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp discusses Elizabeth Warren’s tax plans with CNBC’s Robert Frank and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Axios’ Dan Primack maps out Uber’s road ahead after London revoked its operating license. Disney+ makes a strong debut, and the fake meat market is heating up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump tells Congressional women of color to go back where they came from. And his base loves it. Michael talks about what this means for the future of the Republican Party with Doug Heye. Doug served in leading communications positions in the House of Representatives and United States Senate, the Republican National Committee, as well as serving in the George W. Bush Administration. Heye most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud Republicans for backing Attorney General Jeff Session even in the midst of President's Trumps invective against him, including the warning from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that there is no time left in 2017 to consider another person as attorney general. They express their continuing disgust as six Senate Republicans who voted to repeal Obamacare in 2015 refused to do so now. And they fume as former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor admits Republicans never believed they could repeal Obamacare if they took back control of Congress but used voter anger and expectations to win elections. Finally, rumors are swirling that former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer might join the cast of the ABC reality show, Dancing With the Stars.
Matthew and Toby commemorate Father’s Day throughout baseball and go around the horn on several topics: (1) evidence that baseballs might be juiced (and the impact it might be having on the rising HR rate), (2) Dusty Baker’s kid Darren, (3) the upcoming debut of “Players Weekend,” and (4) the continuing calamity that is the Nationals’ bullpen.CNN contributor Doug Heye, a Yankees fan who served as deputy chief of staff for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, becomes the first official GOP operative on the program. He joins the show to discuss this year's poignant Congressional Baseball Game and why he hopes it's the first of many bipartisan efforts to get some of the hatred out of politics.
Republican strategists John Feehery and Rory Cooper fundamentally disagree over Donald Trump: Feehery supports him, and Cooper definitely does not. They meet in the studio to talk (and occasionally shout) out their differences over the GOP’s presumptive nominee and their party's future. Feehery is the QGA public affairs president and former press secretary for Speaker Denny Hastert. Cooper is the former communications director for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and a senior adviser to the Never Trump PAC.
Morning Prayers service with speaker Doug Heye, Fall 2015 Resident Fellow at Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Former Communications Director for the Republican National Committee, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses a tax reform hearing about the use of dynamic scoring of the Tax Reform Act of 2014 and alerts listeners to Congress's August recess and retirement of former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. In the low-income housing tax credit news, he discusses three new bills introduced last week that would affect affordable housing and provides an update on efforts to resume payments to the National Housing Trust Fund. In new markets tax credit news, he provides a more in-depth analysis of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's release of New Markets Tax Credit program data and shares the latest Qualified Equity Investment Issuance Report. In renewable energy tax credit news, he shares information about one Senator's effort to draw attention to the expired production tax credit and another's efforts to extend the investment tax credit to biogas projects. In historic tax credit news, he has an update on how the North Carolina historic tax credit program is faring in the state's budget process.
In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses a tax reform hearing about the use of dynamic scoring of the Tax Reform Act of 2014 and alerts listeners to Congress's August recess and retirement of former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. In the low-income housing tax credit news, he discusses three new bills introduced last week that would affect affordable housing and provides an update on efforts to resume payments to the National Housing Trust Fund. In new markets tax credit news, he provides a more in-depth analysis of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's release of New Markets Tax Credit program data and shares the latest Qualified Equity Investment Issuance Report. In renewable energy tax credit news, he shares information about one Senator's effort to draw attention to the expired production tax credit and another's efforts to extend the investment tax credit to biogas projects. In historic tax credit news, he has an update on how the North Carolina historic tax credit program is faring in the state's budget process.
For anyone who thought Midterms 2014 was only about the Senate and which party will take control, we recently got our wakeup call. Congress has another chamber, as well.You may have heard: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary race to a Randolph-Macon College Economics Professor, David Brat. And since that shock – the first primary challenger to beat a sitting House Majority Leader since the position began in 1899 – the questions, politics and outlook for this season have all changed.Should we be paying more attention to the House? Should we be paying more attention to the Tea Party? What can one Congressional District in Northeastern Virginia tell us about voter anger in America and voter action as November elections arrive?David Wasserman is U.S. House editor for the must-read Cook Political Report. He has also worked on numerous political campaigns, including in Iowa, South Dakota, and Virginia.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was supposed to cake-walk his way through a joke primary against a little-known and vastly underfunded college professor; no one down here much took the election seriously. Instead, the Richmond Tea Party somehow ousted the powerful Republican, proving that its wing of the party would have to be reckoned with this election year and, more importantly, in the 2016 Presidential race. What's the Tea Party's beef with today's GOP? Immigration? The IRS? Two Richmond Tea party organizers join us, as well as Randolph-Macon professor and immigration advocate Debra Rodman and ABC News political director Rick Klein.
Few intra-party political battles have been as astonishing and unexpected as last week's primary loss by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to religious-conservative challenger David Brat, who was quickly embraced by the Tea Party after his victory. To discuss what this means for the future of the GOP, and how religion has waxed and waned as a factor in American politics, Point of Inquiry welcomes the great political analyst Howard Fineman. Howard Fineman is the editorial director of The Huffington Post Media Group, an analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, former senior editor and columnist for Newsweek, and author of a best-selling book about political history called The Thirteen American Arguments.
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson. This week: The shocking primary loss of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices, and a major blow against teacher tenure in California. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a shocker, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost the Republican primary in Virginia's 7th Congressional District to a relatively unknown college professor, David Brat. Ed Henry currently serves as Fox News Channel's chief White House correspondent and now joins The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper to discuss this story.
In a shocker, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost the Republican primary in Virginia's 7th Congressional District to a relatively unknown college professor, David Brat. Ed Henry currently serves as Fox News Channel's chief White House correspondent and now joins The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper to discuss this story.
President Obama is on the verge of a crackup. The debt-limit talks are beginning to take their toll. On Wednesday, the president stormed out of a meeting with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Like a petulant adolescent, Mr. Obama blamed the Virginia Republican for opposing a “grand bargain.”
President Obama is on the verge of a crackup. The debt-limit talks are beginning to take their toll. On Wednesday, the president stormed out of a meeting with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Like a petulant adolescent, Mr. Obama blamed the Virginia Republican for opposing a “grand bargain.”