WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock comments on Rep. Nancy Pelosi taking over as Speaker of the House, and the continuation of the partial government shutdown. He also discusses Wednesday's interview with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in which Cuomo said former Vice President Joe Biden would make a good presidential candidate for 2020.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.