Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
26 episodes · Jan 17, 2016
Season one pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the stories behind the headlines.
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S1E1The Outsiders
Jan 17, 201629mThe campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. Series premiere.
S1E2Prisoner's Dilemma
Jan 24, 201629mThe second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire.
S1E3Tension City
Jan 31, 201629mThis episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment.
S1E4The Big Mo
Feb 7, 201629mThe fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who¿s got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick up the pace to beat back the surge of Sanders and Cruz?
S1E5The Winnowing
Feb 14, 201629mFrom the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of an impending do-or-die reality.
S1E6Fear and Loathing
Feb 21, 201629mAs the campaigns head towards the final stretch leading to Nevada and South Carolina, there's growing anxiety among both frontrunners and stragglers about just how high the stakes are - and the significance of falling behind.
S1E7Confidence Game
Feb 28, 201629mWith the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and play to their strengths - with eyes squarely focused on the all-important upcoming prize: Super Tuesday.
S1E8The Reckoning
Mar 6, 201629mWith big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican establishments can agree on: how do they stop Trump?
S1E9Dead or Alive
Mar 13, 201629mIt's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida and Ohio, can they gather enough momentum to force a brokered convention - or will their campaigns finally run out of steam?
S1E10High Hopes
Mar 20, 201629mWhile Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But are high hopes what they need to pull off a win and secure the nomination - or are they just delusional?
S1E11Home And Abroad
Mar 27, 201629mForeign policy comes to the fore as the political climate grows fiery in the wake of the attacks in Brussels. As Trump and Clinton prepare to square off, can either of them prove their presidential mettle in handling the heat?
S1E12On Wisconsin
Apr 3, 201629mAhead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. Can Kasich, Cruz or Sanders secure their position as spoilers - or will Clinton and Trump finally be crowned their party's Big Cheese?
S1E13Circus Recap
Apr 10, 201629mFrom the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race with Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon - and catch up on the electrifying first twelve weeks.
S1E14Game On
Jul 10, 201629mWhile the nation celebrates July 4th, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reemergence of Clinton's email scandal and Trump's latest faux pas, the titans go on the attack to take each other down.
S1E15Veepstakes
Jul 17, 201629mNo president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich and Clinton considers Tim Kaine, can the candidates find the right-hand man for the job who will make, not break, their campaign?
S1E16The Trump Show
Jul 24, 201629mThe political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, controversially, speaks! Capitalizing on his children to help humanize his image, can Trump plus Pence finally rally a unified party?
S1E17In the Arena
Jul 31, 201629mThe jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make Hillary a historic nominee. But is shattering a glass ceiling enough for Clinton and Kaine to unite the party into a winning coalition?
S1E18Closing the Gap
Sep 11, 201629mWith ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As members of his party start to publicly jump ship, can Trump find a way to close the gap with Clinton or will he just fall further behind?
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Fit to Serve
Sep 18, 201629mAs Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is questioned.
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Battleground
Sep 25, 201629mAs Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.
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The Newsrooms
Oct 2, 201629mPreparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.
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Tale of the Tape
Oct 16, 201629mThe fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.
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From Russia With Love
Oct 23, 201629mClinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, amid claims of foreign hacking and intervention and international espionage of the 2016 election.
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His Word as Biden
Oct 30, 201629mWith only two weeks until election day, Clinton bets on the one man who has the potential to swing those states still up for grabs: Joe Biden.
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Nobody F... Knows
Nov 6, 201629mPolls predict the differing outcomes; both campaigns make a case in "far-fetched battlegrounds"; to most, the race is either up for grabs or already decided.
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President Trump
Nov 13, 201629mIn a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go behind the scenes of both campaigns in the lead up to Election Day - and the fallout that followed.