Candidate Confessional - Defeated Politicians Tell All Podcast
1) This Democrat Says The Party Needs To Reinvent Itself In The Era Of Trump
Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello lost his congressional seat in the Tea Party wave of 2010. In 2017, he jumped back in the ring with a run for Governor, and his primary race against Ralph Northam was v...Show More
2) What It’s Like To Be At The Center Of One Of The Biggest Political Sex Scandals In American History
In 2006, John Edwards hired Rielle Hunter to produce a series of videos that would help lay the groundwork for his planned presidential run. That she did, but the two also carried on a affair that res...Show More
3) These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers
When Senators Kent Conrad and Dick Durbin cast their votes against the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, they knew it was unlikely they’d be able to stop the invasion. They also knew that their votes might...Show More
4) The Only Person Ever To Lose An Election To Mitt Romney
In 2002, Massachusetts State Treasurer Shannon O’Brien decided to throw her hat in the ring in the race for governor. Her opponent would be one Willard “Mitt” Romney, known for his failed senate run i...Show More
5) The South Florida Dem Who Got Hacked By The Russians
In early 2016, the race for the 26th congressional district looked like it was shaping up to be a pretty standard Florida election, as Democrat Annette Taddeo took on incumbent Republican Carlos Curbe...Show More
6) Revisiting The Last Disaster In The Gulf
In the Spring of 2010, one of the worst environmental disasters in history occurred when the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the next few months, over 200 million g...Show More
7) What It Was Like To Be An Openly Gay Politician In 1996
In 1996, two of congress’s only 3 openly gay members were set to retire; only Barney Frank would be left standing. To fill the void, two new gay candidates stepped up. One of them was Rick Zbur in Sou...Show More
8) The Day The Global Economy Stood Still
In the fall of 2008, President George W. Bush warned top political leaders that without a massive infusion of cash into the market, "this sucker" -- that is, the economy -- "could go down." Days later...Show More
9) The Real History Of The Infamous Compromise Behind Don't Ask Don't Tell
In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a directive allowing gays to serve in the military, provided they concealed their sexual identity. That policy -- Don't Ask Don't Tell -- had many critics and few proponen...Show More
10) The Senate Candidate Who Put Together An AR-15 Blindfolded
Jason Kander ran what was widely considered one of the best Senate campaigns of the 2016 cycle. He combined an impressive resume with youthful vigor and a clear comfort with being on the trail. Oh, he...Show More