CNN Profiles - Eric Bradner - National Political Reporter

Eric Bradner
National Political Reporter
Eric Bradner is a national political reporter for CNN, covering the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 Democratic presidential contest.
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Democrats measure their desire for change in JFK's old district
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Rising Democratic star Ayanna Pressley is testing whether her party is willing to cast aside its experienced and reliable veterans in favor of a new generation of leaders who argue they are more suited for politics in the Donald Trump era.

Why Democrats everywhere are watching Beto O'Rourke's Senate campaign in Texas
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Beto O'Rourke, his wife Amy and two staffers -- one streaming it all live on Facebook -- all pile out of a maroon Dodge Caravan rental at the courthouse here on a recent Friday afternoon.

Warren courts civil rights leaders, increases focus on racial issues as 2020 looms
By Eric Bradner, CNN
When Republican leaders shut down Elizabeth Warren's attempt to read Coretta Scott King's 1986 letter condemning Jeff Sessions on the Senate floor in February, they unknowingly opened a door for the Massachusetts senator to broaden her appeal as a leader in the Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump.

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Eric Bradner is a national political reporter for CNN, covering the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 Democratic presidential contest.
Bradner came to CNN in 2014 as a reporter on the digital politics team's breaking news desk. Prior to CNN, he spent a year covering international trade at Politico. Bradner also spent more than four years as the Indiana Statehouse bureau chief for the Evansville Courier & Press, where he covered governors Mitch Daniels and Mike Pence as well as state-level campaigns.
Bradner grew up in Greenville, Indiana, and now lives in Washington. He's a die-hard University of Louisville basketball and Chicago Cubs baseball fan, obsesses over the NBA and NFL drafts and free agency, and loves the Dave Matthews Band.