Summary: We lead off the Political Junkie Presidential Election Special with reports from <a href="http://www.npr.org/people/1930401/mara-liasson">Mara Liasson</a>, the national political correspondent for NPR, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/aaron-blake/2011/05/23/AFPeNbAH_viewAll.html">Aaron Blake</a>, a political reporter with the Washington Post. Both weigh the impact of early voting, organization and the effects of FBI Director Comey’s letter to Congress about additional Clinton emails.<br> Two veterans of the Cook Political Report, <a href="http://cookpolitical.com/about/staff/jennifer-duffy">Jennifer Duffy</a>, and <a href="http://cookpolitical.com/about/staff/david-wasserman">David Wasserman</a> join the program to talk about the battles for control of the Senate and House.<br> And then we hear from two savvy political pros about the future of their respective parties. Former Minnesota Congressman <a href="http://www.mercuryllc.com/experts/hon-vin-weber/">Vin Weber</a> assesses what’s next for the Republicans, while Democratic pollster <a href="http://mellmangroup.com/team-member/mark-s-mellman/">Mark Mellman</a> addresses the future of the Democratic Party.<br> <a href="http://krpoliticaljunkie.com/2016-election-special/">Find out where this special is airing on stations this weekend! »</a><br> Music used in this podcast:<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Original-Delaney-Bonnie-Accept-Substitute/dp/B00006BC4V">When The Battle Is Over by Delaney & Bonnie</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Street-Stills-Nash-Young-Crosby/dp/B000002ITW">Find The Cost Of Freedom by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W185VS/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp">Hit the Ground Running by Smog</a><br> <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/four-tops-four-tops-second-album-mw0000193847">It’s the Same Old Song by The Four Tops</a> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Get-Rick-James/dp/B000001AFF">You and I by Rick James</a> <br> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" rel="license"></a><br> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a><br>
