Ron Brownstein

Senior Political Analyst, CNN

Ronald Brownstein is a senior political analyst at CNN and a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, appearing over 200 times annually on CNN’s networks with commentary on politics, policy and culture.

He previously served as chief political correspondent and national affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and as a senior editor for the Atlantic. Earlier, he covered national politics and the White House for National Journal.

Brownstein is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and a winner of the Carey McWilliams award, the American Political Science Association’s highest honor for lifetime journalistic achievement. He is the author of seven books, most recently the New York Times best-seller Rock Me on the Water: 1974.