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Candidate Confessional - Defeated Politicians Tell All

Candidate Confessional - Defeated Politicians Tell All

41 Episodes • By HuffPost • play.acast.com/s/candidateconfes...
Everyone loses. But some losses sting worse than others. This is a podcast about tough defeats. Hosts Sam Stein and Jason Cherkis talk to candidates who came up short in their bid for president, governor, senator and other elected office; those defined by YouTube moments and others who fell by painf ...more
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This Democrat Says The Party Needs To Reinvent Itself In The Era Of Trump
Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello lost his congression... more
Oct 4 2017 54m
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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... more
Sep 27 2017 44m
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These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers
When Senators Kent Conrad and Dick Durbin cast their... more
Sep 20 2017 28m
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The Only Person Ever To Lose An Election To Mitt Romney
In 2002, Massachusetts State Treasurer Shannon O’Bri... more
Sep 13 2017 29m
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The South Florida Dem Who Got Hacked By The Russians
In early 2016, the race for the 26th congressional d... more
Sep 6 2017 30m
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Revisiting The Last Disaster In The Gulf
In the Spring of 2010, one of the worst environmenta... more
Aug 30 2017 26m
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What It Was Like To Be An Openly Gay Politician In 1996
In 1996, two of congress’s only 3 openly gay members... more
Aug 23 2017 48m
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The Day The Global Economy Stood Still
In the fall of 2008, President George W. Bush warned... more
Aug 16 2017 44m
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The Real History Of The Infamous Compromise Behind Don't Ask Don't Tell
In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a directive allowing ga... more
Aug 9 2017 53m
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The Senate Candidate Who Put Together An AR-15 Blindfolded
Jason Kander ran what was widely considered one of t... more
Aug 2 2017 39m
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How A Tea Party Darling Was Undone By Hubris, Drugs, and Washington D.C. (But Mainly Drugs)
Trey Radel had a promising congressional career ahea... more
Jul 26 2017 42m
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How A Conservative Writer Became A Target For The Alt-Right
David French never thought he'd run for office, let ... more
Jul 19 2017 49m
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What It’s Like to Campaign Against Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin At The Same Time
When Donald Trump won the Republican presidential pr... more
Jul 12 2017 50m
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How One Senator Found His Calling In The Wake Of Tragedy
Chris Murphy never thought much about gun control wh... more
Jul 5 2017 43m
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The Incredible Inside Story Of How Bernie Sanders Raised $218 Million Online
When Bernie Sanders launched his presidential campai... more
Jun 28 2017 47m
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Coming Soon: Candidate Confessional Season 2
Sam Stein and Jason Cherkis will go back to look at ... more
Jun 21 2017 1m
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BONUS: The Rise And Fall Of James Comey
Candidate Confessional season 2 approaches! In the m... more
May 11 2017 38m
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BONUS: Huffpost's All-Star Trumpcare Panel
Candidate Confessional Season 2 is on the way! But i... more
May 5 2017 32m
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The Man Who Tried To Help Al Gore Win The White House
The 2000 presidential election was 16 years ago. But... more
Jun 6 2016 58m
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Gary Johnson On His Run For President
Gary Johnson was the governor of New Mexico before h... more
May 29 2016 32m
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An Obama-Backing Democrat On The Craziness Of Those First Two Years
Tom Perriello eked out one of the closest wins in th... more
May 23 2016 1h
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Jesse Jackson On His Two White House Runs
In 1984, Jesse Jackson grew convinced that for black... more
May 16 2016 1h 3m
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Sandra Fluke On Her Run For State Senate
When Sandra Fluke was called a "slut" by Rush Limbau... more
May 8 2016 46m
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Jeb Bush's Communications Director On His Run For The White House
Jeb Bush's campaign for the White House ended far mo... more
May 1 2016 49m
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Clay Aiken On His 2014 Congressional Campaign
When Clay Aiken ran for Congress in 2014, most peopl... more
Apr 25 2016 51m
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