MyDD Interview Series
By Jonathan Singer, May 20, 2009 2:00 PM Eastern
Covering the 111th Congress and the Obama administration requires as much depth as possible, and conversations with those in a position to affect policy forwards this goal.
Senatorial/Congressional/Gubernatorial Candidates:
2007-2008 Interviews
Throughout the 2008 cycle I worked to interview with as many candidates for as many offices around the country as possible. They included:
- Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), February 8, 2007 (Part II, November 15, 2007)
- Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), February 27, 2007 (Part II, August 7, 2007)
- Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM), March 26, 2007
- Fmr. Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA), February 26, 2007
- Fmr. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), February 7, 2007
- Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), May 17, 2006
Senatorial/Congressional/Gubernatorial Candidates:
- Mark Begich (D-AK), July 24, 2008
- Congressman Mark Udall (D-CO), December 4, 2007
- Congressman Tom Udall (D-NM), December 3, 2007
- Congressman Tom Allen (D-ME), July 17, 2007
- Donna Edwards (D-MD), June 29, 2007
- Al Franken (D-MN), June 11, 2007
- Steve Novick (D-OR), April 18, 2007
Other notable Democrats:
- Former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe, June 7, 2008
- House Rules Committee Chair Louise Slaughter (D-NY), June 25, 2007
- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), June 21, 2007
- Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) [Part I], April 3, 2007
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), February 6, 2007
- DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer (D-NY), February 6, 2007
Previous Interviews
Senate
- Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), September 20, 2006
- Claire McCaskill (D-MO), July 17, 2006
- Bob Casey (D-PA), July 5, 2006
- Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D-TX), June 29, 2006
- Ned Lamont (D-CT), June 1, 2006
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), April 28, 2006
- Jack Carter (D-NV), April 6, 2006
- Harris Miller (D-VA), March 29, 2006
- Jim Webb (D-VA), March 22, 2006
- Ford Bell (D-MN), March 7, 2006
- Jon Tester (D-MT), February 27, 2006
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), February 23, 2006
- Rep. Ben Cardin (D-MD), February 9, 2006
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), December 19, 2005
- Matt Brown (D-RI), December 13, 2005
- Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), December 6, 2006
House
- Mark Hull-Richter (D-CA) June 5, 2006
- Steve Filson (D-CA) June 2, 2006
- Colleen Rowley (D-MN), May 30, 2006
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA), May 22, 2006
- Joe Sestak (D-PA), May 18, 2006
- DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), May 8, 2006
Governor
Former Leaders
- House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA), March 1, 2006
- Sen. George McGovern (D-SD) November 14, 2005
- Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), June 13, 2006
- Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS), May 16, 2005
- Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), April 19, 2005
- Sen. Bob Packwood (R-OR), April 14, 2005
- Sen. Carol Mosely-Braun (D-IL), April 8, 2005
- Gov. Michael Dukakis (D-MA), March 22, 2005
- Vice President Walter Mondale (D-MN), February 22, 2005
- Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN), February 4, 2005
- Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO), December 7, 2004
- Rep. John Anderson (I-IL), November 17, 2004
