<p>A Washington correspondent for <em>The Daily Beast</em>, Eleanor Clift is one of the nation’s preeminent political analysts, delivering an insider's view of the legislative and political landscape. Clift guides audiences through the corridors of power with a candid, entertaining, and informative overview of what's happening in the nation's capital. She is also a regular panelist on the syndicated talk show, <em>The McLaughlin Group.</em></p><p>Previously, Clift worked for <em>Newsweek</em>, where she was a key member of the magazine’s election team and one of the reporters who contributed to <em>Newsweek</em>'s bestselling book, <em>A Long Time Coming</em>. After <em>Newsweek</em> merged with <em>The Daily Beast</em>, Clift wrote for both publications. Her cover story about the television show, Mad Men, won acclaim for expertly capturing the era when women were relegated to the secretarial pool.</p><p>Clift has authored or co-authored several books, including <em>War Without Bloodshed: The Art of Politics</em>, a road map through the byways of the Washington that teachers don't teach in civics classes, and <em>Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling</em>, which examines the potential for a woman president. Clift's Founding Sisters chronicles the suffrage struggle for women and accompanied the HBO movie, <em>Iron Jawed Angels</em> starring Hilary Swank and Angelica Houston. Her latest book, <em>Selecting a President</em>, serves as a guide for how the political system works.</p><p>Playing herself, Clift has appeared in several films, including <em>Independence Day, Rising Sun, Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania</em>, and <em>Dave</em>, as well as the CBS series, <em>Murphy Brown</em>.</p><p>With an insider's view of the legislative and political landscape, Clift guides audiences through the corridors of power as she provides a candid, entertaining and informative overview of what's happening in the nation's capital and the issues of the day.</p>
Washington Correspondent for The Daily Beast, MSNBC Contributor & Panelist on The McLaughlin Group
<ul><li><strong>An Insider's View of Washington</strong></li><li>Media speaker Eleanor Clift discusses a variety of current topics from the news. Clift offers an inside look at Congress and the White House: Is the system broken? Is there room for a third party in our politics? As someone who has made the transition into the digital age, Clift speaks from the trenches on today's media.</li><li><strong>Women Blazing the Leadership Trail</strong></li><li>Thanks to pioneers like Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Sarah Palin, women are prominent in national politics, yet occupy only 17% of Congressional seats and hold just six governorships. The goal of a woman president remains elusive, even as the opportunities for women candidates have never been greater. When women run, they do just as well as men; the challenge is getting more women to enter the arena, overcoming what a coalition of women's groups calls a gender gap in political ambition: the mindset that "men have it, women don't." Clift draws on her experience covering the first "Year of the Woman" in 1992, when a record number of women were elected to Congress and makes the case that a banner year for women is only as far away as the next election.</li></ul>