Senator Mark Udall (D., Colo.) struggled mightily to name three books that have influenced him and the last song he heard during what was supposed to be the softball phase of an interview.
“The three most influential books in my life,” said Udall, who is at risk of losing his seat Representative Cory Gardner (R., Colo.), repeating the question. “Profiles in Courage, the, uh — let me think. We can play this over, right? Let me re-tape this.”
Udall named two other books, eventually, but only after whiffing when asked to name the last song he heard.
“I’m brain-dead today,” he explained, before coming up with a song he likes.
Udall, in the stretch run of a grueling campaign, may have just been exhausted, but it’s an embarrassing moment to have on tape at this time of year.
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