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?"

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It’s Thursday, October 29, five days until Election Day. On today’s 535, we look at how both parties are closing out the campaign, how AI is affecting election integrity, the fight for control of Congress and what’s happening on the trail in Maine.

Brad Dayspring, executive director of strategy and engagement at Purple Strategies and a former NRSC communications director, and Meredith Kelly, partner and co-owner of Declaration Media and a former DCCC communications director, discuss the closing ground games, where each party is putting its resources and the data driving both sides.

Katie Harbath, CEO of Anchor Change, advises policymakers, tech platforms and civil society groups on AI and election integrity. She discusses what to watch in the final days of the election.

Jonathan Tamari, senior Washington reporter for Bloomberg Government and co-author of the Daily Washington Edition newsletter, discusses the battle for control of Congress in the final stretch.

Nathaniel Reed, senior congressional correspondent for Scripps News, discusses his reporting from Maine and the congressional races he’s covering across the country.

If it’s important to the 535, it’s important to us.

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It’s Wednesday, October 28, and we're in the final week of campaigning before Election Day. Today from Capitol Hill, four conversations:

Sam Feist, CEO of C-SPAN, discusses C-SPAN’s role covering Congress and its mission of “Democracy Unfiltered.”

John Donnelly, senior writer at CQ Roll Call, discusses the Pentagon, defense policy and congressional oversight heading into the lame duck.

Jesse Ferguson, Democratic strategist, discusses closing messages and the ground game in the final week.

Natalie Fertig, author of the Out of State newsletter, discusses rural and working-class voters on the campaign trail.

If it’s important to the 535, it’s important to us.

Watch every interview, read the newsletter and get the podcast at 535.news.