'Candidate Confessional': Stories Of Those Who Ran For Office... And Lost
Roughly one year ago -- we can’t believe it’s been that long -- we began working on a podcast called "Candidate Confessional." It was a project envisioned as an antidote to our political cynicism.
"Candidate Confessional" asks politicians like Michele Bachmann, Howard Dean, Michael Steele and Wendy Davis what it's like to lose an election.
We wanted in-depth interviews with politicians who would give us more than soundbites and conventional wisdom. So we decided to talk to the those with nothing left to lose: the ones who had already lost.
Each week, we go one-on-one with a politician who came up short on election night -- from former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) to former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.); from former Texas state Senator Wendy Davis (D) to former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R). We interviewed the famous, the not-so-famous and the Internet infamous on what it’s really like to fundraise in the era of Citizens United, to lose by four votes, to run as a black Republican or to be mocked for a Newsweek cover.
You might laugh. You might cry. You might be horrified. Who knows? You might find yourself becoming a bit less cynical. Welcome to "Candidate Confessional."
Series Preview:
Episode 1: Howard Dean on His 2004 Presidential Campaign.