Richard Cheney
Vice President of the United States, 2001-2009
Michael Gerson
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Speechwriting
Leonard Leo
Catholic Strategist, Bush-Cheney Campaign & the Republican National Convention
John McConnell
Speechwriter for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney
Ken Mehlman
Campaign Manager, Bush-Cheney Re-Election Campaign
Mike Shannon
Media-buying strategist, Bush-Cheney campaign
Daron Shaw
Professor, Author, and Strategist for the Bush-Cheney Campaign
Jay Timmons
Executive Director, National Republican Senatorial Committee
Democratic Campaigns
Joe Lockhart
Senior Adviser, John Kerry 2004 Presidential Campaign
Mark Mellman
Chief Pollster and Adviser, Kerry-Edwards Campaign
Robert Shrum
Senior Adviser, Kerry-Edwards Presidential Campaign
Joe Trippi
Campaign Manager, Howard Dean Presidential Campaign
Other Political Actors
Dan Balz
National Political Correspondent for The Washington Post
Charlie Cook
Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report
John Geer
Professor and Author of In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns
Chris LaCivita
Principal Media Adviser to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
Mark Rozell
Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
John Ryder
Member, Republican National Committee
Walter Shapiro
Journalist and author, One-Car Caravan: On the Road with the 2004 Democrats Before America Tunes In
Margaret Spellings
White House Domestic Policy Advisor