D.C. Media Begins Its ’24 Cycle

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I’m Dylan Byers. Tonight, as we approach the dawn of the 2024 presidential cycle, some scoops, news, and notes on a frenzied game of musical chairs in Washington media.

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D.C. Media ’24 Begins its Cycle

News and notes on the election cycle game of musical chairs within the D.C. media scene.

DYLAN BYERS

In a few weeks or months, well after the current Capitol Hill speakership drama ends, the nation’s lonely eyes will turn, as they inevitably do at this juncture of the political cycle, to the U.S. presidential race. The build-up to America’s nearly two-year-long mega-event has been more subdued this time around, of course: Biden’s re-election indecision, Trump’s waning influence, and doubts about DeSantis’s national profile have lent an air of uncertainty regarding how, exactly, the national political-media apparatus is supposed to get this thing started. But, if recent history is any guide, now is about the time that things kick into high gear: Obama launched his historic 2008 campaign on a frigid day in February of ’07; McCain told Letterman of his intentions that same month. Ted Cruz kicked off the 2016 cycle in March of ’15. Bernie, Warren, and Klobuchar all announced their 2020 runs by the mid-winter of ’19.

For the American political media, the months leading up to this time are a high-stakes trade window, when editors and executives go scouting for top talent that may be loose in the saddle elsewhere, or grease existing contracts to ensure the retention of their biggest stars. It’s already been a busy...

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