Sep 24, 2026 · 4 min
Peter Hamby previews the machinery behind 2028 campaigns
Puck News: The Making of a President
The preview frames the 2028 presidential race as a contest shaped by strategists, money, media, technology, and campaign war rooms.
- 1The new series examines the people and systems shaping modern presidential campaigns.
- 2Peter Hamby positions the show around the road to the 2028 presidential election, not the current midterms.
- 3Rahm Emanuel provides the preview’s featured interview and a window into high-level political strategy.
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Peter Hamby previews the interview with Rahm Emanuel as the first episode’s central window into political strategy.
The brief
Peter Hamby introduces The Making of a President, a Puck News series that goes inside presidential campaign war rooms and the machinery of modern politics.
The series looks beyond campaign slogans to the people, strategies, money, media, and technology shaping how presidential contenders compete.
Its first episode focuses on the road to the 2028 election, distinguishing that long campaign from the current midterm cycle.
The preview’s central draw is an interview with Rahm Emanuel, whose political career makes him a notable guide to campaign strategy and power.
The short preview ends by pointing listeners toward the full episode of The Making of a President on major podcast platforms.
