E-mail a friendSeptember 3, 2008
From the Twin Cities, former Massachusetts governor Jane Swift reacts to Gov. Palin's convention speech. Former White House hopeful Texas Rep. Ron Paul explains how he differs from Sen. McCain, and former New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman addresses the value of Gov. Palin's executive experience.
Jane Swift
Jane Swift
Former Massachusetts governor reacts to Gov. Sarah Palin's convention speech. (2:00)
Full interview. (7:19)
Elected Massachusetts' lieutenant governor in '98, Jane Swift was the first woman to run for statewide office while pregnant. She went on to become the state's first female governor and the first governor to give birth while serving in office. Swift was a state legislator's aide before her election to the state senate. Founder and principal of WNP Consulting, she speaks on women's leadership and work-family integration. She also sits on the Republican Leadership Council board of directors.
Rep. Ron Paul
Rep. Ron Paul
Former White House hopeful, whose campaign resonated with young people, details what he thinks McCain must do to capture the youth vote. (1:14)
Full interview. (6:41)
Texas Rep. Ron Paul has earned a reputation as a strict constitutionalist. He's an advocate of smaller government and nonintervention, which guided his opposition to many social welfare programs and military action in Iraq. Paul is also an M.D., who refused to accept Medicare/Medicaid payments from his patients. He ran for U.S. president in '88 as a Libertarian and as a G.O.P. candidate in the '08 cycle, and has written several books. His current assignments include the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs committees.
Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd Whitman
Former New Jersey governor addresses why President Bush spoke via satellite and not during network primetime and what that might mean. (1:51)
Full interview. (7:16)
Christine Todd Whitman was elected New Jersey's first female governor in '93. She appointed the state's first African American Supreme Court Justice and its first female attorney general. As a result of her strong environmental record, she was tapped to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Now president of an energy and environmental issues consulting firm, Whitman remains active in GOP politics, including co-chairing the Republican Leadership Council, which supports fiscally conservative candidates.