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In the hot seat today is Natalie Mosher, who is running for Congress in Michigan's 11th congressional district.
On with the show:
BWIUBS: Looking at your district/state on a map...what does the outline of your district resemble?
Natalie: A jigsaw puzzle piece waiting to turn blue.
BWIUBS: What is your favorite crayon color?
Natalie: Purple
BWIUBS: What is your favorite thing about being a candidate?
Natalie: Meeting some pretty spectacular people and hearing their stories. Giving them a real choice.
BWIUBS: What is your least favorite thing about being a candidate?
Natalie: Not getting enough sleep.
BWIUBS: When you were growing up, what did you want to be and why?
Natalie: A teacher who got kids excited about ART.
BWIUBS: IF you were on death row, what would you want your last supper to be and who would you want to cook it?
Natalie: An Armenian dish made by my Mom and a MooLackaMoo omlette from the Broken Egg restaurant in Ann Arbor.
BWIUBS: If you could run for office in any other district/state...where would you do so and why?
Natalie: I am running exactly where I want to run.
BWIUBS: Favorite sport and team in that sport?
Natalie: Baseball-Detroit Tigers
BWIUBS: Most recent book you read?
Natalie: Joe Biden-Promises to Keep
BWIUBS: What kind of car do you drive?
Natalie: Ford Focus
BWIUBS: Favorite character in the movie "The Breakfast Club"?
Natalie: I haven't seen the movie, but if I do I will let you know my favorite character.
BWIUBS: Where are you when answering these questions?
Natalie: At the kitchen table.
BWIUBS: Best meal you've had at a banquet since becoming a candidate?
Natalie: I'm overwhelmed by the choices.... there's 20 different ways to prepare chicken.
BWIUBS: If you could be any cartoon character...which one would you be?
Natalie: Wonder Woman
BWIUBS: The day after the election, win or lose...which amusement park would you prefer to visit and why?
Natalie: I detest amusement parks. I would rather be lying on a beach in Maui.
BWIUBS: If you could come up with a new animal as the mascot for the Democratic Party which animal would you pick and why?
Natalie: A porcupine so we could prick the Republicans.
BWIUBS: What is your favorite board game and why?
Natalie: Scrabble because all ages can play.
BWIUBS: What was the last movie you saw in a movie theater?
Natalie: Precious
BWIUBS: As teenagers, many of us had posters of our favorite movie stars, musicians etc on the walls....what was on the walls of you room as a teenager?
Natalie: We weren't allowed to put anything on our bedroom walls growing up. If I could have it would have been a poster of Elvis.
BWIUBS: Last but not least....say one nice thing about your Republican opponent.
Natalie: He can play a musical instrument. Unfortunately, he keeps playing the same old conservative tune.
And there you have it folks...feel free to ask Natalie more questions in the comments and if she doesn't make it in to answer them herself, I'll forward the questions to her and we'll post her answers in a Saturday wrap up diary if necessary!