Candidate Confessional - Defeated Politicians Tell All

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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...

Episodes

This Democrat Says The Party Needs To Reinvent Itself In The Era Of Trump

What It’s Like To Be At The Center Of One Of The Biggest Political Sex Scandals In American History

These Two Senators Voted Against The Iraq War. They Thought They Were Ending Their Careers

The Only Person Ever To Lose An Election To Mitt Romney

The South Florida Dem Who Got Hacked By The Russians

Revisiting The Last Disaster In The Gulf

What It Was Like To Be An Openly Gay Politician In 1996

The Day The Global Economy Stood Still

The Real History Of The Infamous Compromise Behind Don't Ask Don't Tell

The Senate Candidate Who Put Together An AR-15 Blindfolded

How A Tea Party Darling Was Undone By Hubris, Drugs, and Washington D.C. (But Mainly Drugs)

How A Conservative Writer Became A Target For The Alt-Right

What It’s Like to Campaign Against Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin At The Same Time

How One Senator Found His Calling In The Wake Of Tragedy

The Incredible Inside Story Of How Bernie Sanders Raised $218 Million Online

Coming Soon: Candidate Confessional Season 2

BONUS: The Rise And Fall Of James Comey

BONUS: Huffpost's All-Star Trumpcare Panel

The Man Who Tried To Help Al Gore Win The White House

Gary Johnson On His Run For President