Punting the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Chris Hayes: Up with Chris Hayes is preempted for NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chris will return next week.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: This Week’s gusts are  Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.

The roundtable debates Romney’s vice presidential pick and all the week’s politics, with ABC News’ Cokie Roberts, former Vermont Governor and founder of Democracy for America Howard Dean, Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, host of Current TV’s “The Gavin Newsom Show,” and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Senior Advisor to the Romney Campaign Eric Fehrnstrom and Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter; and Newt Gingrich.

Roundtable analysis from The Washington Post‘s Ruth Marcus, The Week‘s Bob Shrum, The Daily Beast‘s David Frum, The Washington Post‘s Michael Gerson and POLITICO‘s Roger Simon.

The Chris Matthews Show: The Chris Matthews Show is preempted for NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: A special edition of  MTP’s with guests: RNC Chairman and fellow Wisconsinite, Reince Priebus and Governor of Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin, Scott Walker. The discussion continues on the roundtable with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow; NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director Chuck Todd; Editor of the National Review, Rich Lowry; the Washington Post‘s Dan Balz, and author and radio talk show host Bill Bennett, for whom Ryan was a speechwriter while Bennett was Secretary of Education.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are Senator John Thune (R-SD);  Senior Advisers to both campaigns – David Axelrod and Ed Gillespie.