CBS News To Debut Series On The Candidates

(CBS)  This week the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric will begin a new political series that poses the same 10 questions to each of the leading candidates in a series of one-on-one, in-depth interviews.

A preview for the "Primary Questions: Character, Leadership & the Candidates," will be on Tuesday, Dec. 4, on the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric. The series begins on Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Couric speaks to Sen. Barack Obama, D- Ill., Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., former Sen. John Edwards, D- N.C., Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, R-N.Y., former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., and former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn.

In addition to policy and issue questions, the candidates are asked questions intended to give some insight into their character-something polls have frequently shown as being more important to voters than agreeing with the candidate on issues.

Some questions include:

When was the last time you lost your temper - and what came of it?

What's the biggest mistake you've ever made - how did you recognize it-and what did you do to change course?

What's the worst piece of advice you've ever given another person?

Harry Truman said, "A man not honorable in his marital relations is not usually honorable in any other" and many people say they don't feel comfortable supporting someone who has not remained faithful to his or her spouse-can you understand their position?

Click here to read the answer to the fist question: What is the biggest mistake you've ever made?"

Click here to see a video library of the candidate's answers to all questions so far.

Click here to watch a preview of some of the answers to the questions.

Click here to watch a video sneak peek of the series.

[sabucher]

The people demand Kucinich and Ron Paul!

[greenstj]

Where are the rest of the candidates? Is Ron Paul not running for the Presidency? No wonder Ron Paul is not considered a "Leading Candidate" by main stream media, no one will interview him. When he is allowed to speak ...say at a debate, everyone mocks him and laughs at him before he gets a chance to speak. Or, my favorite is when the interviewer begins their question with "Now we all now you are not going to win,"...

What a surprise, the corporations that own CBS don''t want someone in office they can''t buy.

CBS you are a disgrace.

[xenya_x]

By excluding Kucinich and Paul from this debate, you are not serving the interests of the American people. Not only is this shameful act all over the internet, it is also being told to the older generation who do not log onto the internet. Your station has sunk to a new low. These "debates" are a joke.

[sharilynkay]

This is truly pathetic as it is so obvious that MSM/CBS is trying to ignore the only Pro America/We The People candidate out there ... RON PAUL! I will be boycotting CBS if you don''t get your act together. I am sure you are aware that he has more on the ground supporters at all the polls, on the streets, you tube videos, etc than ANY OTHER CANDIDATE CURRENTLY RUNNING, BAR NONE!! So your exclusion of him is very very obvious.

[xgringo]

Where is Ron Paul? I don''t understand why he can not get media attention!

[ltbjorgaard]

This is unacceptable behavior. The exclusion of Ron Paul is a travesty and frankly un-American.

The massive support for Ron Paul is not unknown to you. Your exclusion of him is an obvious attempt to suppress his views and to promote the pro-corporate views of the media selected candidates.

Air time given to candidates should be fair and balanced. Let Americans have the freedom to hear all the candidates and the FREEDOM to make their choice unaffected by your bias.

[shiggityx2-2009]

Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul are the only candidates worth listening to. CBS, you have sunk to a new low.

[csliberty]

When Ron Paul raises more money than any other Republican in the 3rd quarter he deserves the air time. When he has won more Republican straw polls across America than any other Republican he deserves air time. When he had won debate polls on ABC, FOX, MSNBC, C-SPAN, CNN and others he deserves air time. When he''s the most mentioned person in blogs for the last 6 months according to Technorati, he has earned his spot to be interview. In fact, he''s a front runner ahead of Tancredo, McCain, Hunter, and Huckabee in all of these areas. Shame on CBS.

[concerned220]

I''ve lost faith in CBS and the rest of mainstream media. You''ve shown your lack of journalistic integrity by excluding Ron Paul.

[concerned220]

McCain but no RON PAUL? What an absolute disgrace!