Pubs and Politics: A BiBartisan State of the Union

Video shot and edited by Matt Ehrichs

The State of the Union is about the president, policy, promises, and pubs. D.C. residents flocked to local watering holes to imbibe President Obama’s speech and pints. NewsHour’s Pubs & Politics Team headed to Shaw’s Tavern and Meridian Pint Tuesday night to get patrons’ reactions to the State of the Union and their takes on other political topics. We learned their favorite parts of the address, which politician could school them in Zumba, among other “hard hitting” questions.

Is there a bar we need to hit up next? Got a burning question you’d like us to ask? Tweet using hashtag #pubsandpolitics.

PBS NewsHour’s Pubs and Politics team is Meredith Garretson on the mic and Matt Ehrichs behind the camera.