On the House floor, any member can claim one minute at the microphone to talk about anything they want. We borrowed the clock. At the end of our 535 interviews, we ask our guests a round of rapid-fire questions: no staff, no notes, no talking points. Every Friday, we pull together the best answers.

Usually, the clock belongs to members of Congress. But with Election Day on Tuesday and most members out campaigning, this October we've been putting the questions to the people who know Washington from the inside.

This week:
- Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson on his Election Day ritual: a dark room and a bottle of scotch
- Sam Feist, CEO of C-SPAN, on the career advice that's kept him out of trouble, the superpower every Washingtonian wants and the one thing he'd change about Congress
- Katie Harbath, author of "Disrupting Politics," on the two words that work in this town, and her pick for coffee, lunch or happy hour
- FEC Commissioner Acting as Chair Shana M. Broussard on her superpower and the question that made her a commissioner: "Why not me?"

New One Minutes every Friday. Watch the full interviews at 535.news.

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