Jonathan Singer

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Jonathan Hershel Singer (born April 15, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is the senior writer for the popular progressive blog MyDD, which has been credited as being "the first major liberal blog."

Singer is perhaps best known for his various interviews with prominent politicians, first for his own site, "Basie!", and then later for MyDD, where he has been an editor since November 2005. His interviews have included former Democratic and Republican presidential nominees[1] such as John Kerry [2][3], Walter Mondale, Bob Dole, Michael Dukakis, and George McGovern, as well as current and former candidates for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination: John Edwards [4], Barack Obama [5], Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold and Tom Vilsack. He has also also interviewed current and former leaders like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [6], and former House Speaker Tom Foley, and dozens of senatorial, congressional and gubernatorial candidates all around the country.

In his writing, Singer primarily covers all aspects of campaigns and elections, from polling and fundraising to opposition research and insider rumors.

Singer, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, graduated cum laude from Pomona College in Claremont, California in May 2006 with a degree in Politics. He is currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate degree from Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.