The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro,Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm, and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
He is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He was Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration.

The two discuss the state of the Economy and it's effect on the upcoming 2020 elections.

The website for Sonecon is Sonecon.com. Dr. Shapiro's Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round table with two guests who discuss the role of Labor Unions in selecting the 2020 Democratic Presidential nominee, and the next President.

The two round table guests are Mike Fraioli and Mark Grimaldi. Mike Fraioli is a Democratic Strategist and the Founder of 'Fraioli & Assocaites,' a political campaign consulting firm dedicated to electing Democrats.

Mike's website is FraioliAssociates.com and his Twitter handle is @MichaelFraioli8.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.