Is the State of the Union just another campaign stop?

Posted Feb 6, 2019 5:42 PM

@jasonjdick

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the most presidential of them all? The state of lobbying is, well, pretty darn good Is 2019 over yet? It kind of feels like 2020 already

Simone Pathé

@sfpathe

President Donald Trump arrives in the House chamber to deliver his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Jason Dick

@jasonjdick

Simone Pathé

@sfpathe

Posted Feb 6, 2019 5:42 PM

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address touched on familiar themes and not so familiar ones like bipartisanship. Yet, the goal of many politicians Tuesday night was a 2020 campaign snapshot, complete with fundraising appeal and messaging. Roll Call senior political reporter Simone Pathé explains.

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Is the State of the Union just another campaign stop?

Political Theater, Episode 55