Rachel Maddow Interviews Barack Obama

By MSNBC

October 31, 2008

» More

In this video, Barack Obama sits with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow for an interview and answers questions on conservatism, building a working majority for change and reaching out to Republicans. Unlike his opponent, who has continuously attacked the tenets of liberalism by characterizing Obama as a "redistributor" and socialist, Obama refuses to alienate Independents and moderate Republicans. "I just want to make sure that I'm leaving the door open to people who say to themselves, 'Well, I'm a member of the Republican party and I remember people like Chuck Percy in Illinois and Abraham Lincoln of Illinois,' " he said. "There are some core values that historically have been important to the Republican party but just have not been observed over the last several years."

-Erica Landau

Check out more great Nation videos on our YouTube channel.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Blogs

» The Beat

Feingold's Outline for a Constitutional Presidency | In a letter to Obama, Constitution subcommittee chair seeks a commitment to end executive excess.
John Nichols

» State of Change

Mukasey, Elliott Abrams Get Last-Minute Bush Appointments | Abusing the transition process to take care of aides, friends and supporters
John Nichols

» Capitolism

Yes to Special Elections for Senators | Remember the 17th amendment?
Christopher Hayes

» The Dreyfuss Report

Panetta? Ummmmm... Well..... | Could Obama have made a weirder choice for CIA director? Here's why Panetta is doomed.
Robert Dreyfuss

» Act Now!

Allow Media into Gaza | Israel is encouraging abuses by preventing foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
Peter Rothberg

» Editor's Cut

A Trillion Dollar Recovery | We don't need a stimulus, we need a recovery. And that means investing $1 trillion over the next two years.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» The Notion

Hard Times Without Studs | One of Terkel’s former book editors considers a Studs-less world.
Tom Engelhardt

» And Another Thing

Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again | The Weathermen were not just a bunch of idealistic young people.
Katha Pollitt