Guest List: September 7, 2012

The Interview:

Our top-of-show guest is former Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell. She recently appeared on "Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien," arguing that this election is about capitalism vs. collectivism.

Twitter: @ChristineOD

The Panel:

Steve Schmidt is a GOP strategist and former senior advisor to John McCain's presidential campaign. On Tuesday, he went on MSNBC to comment on some of the fresh faces in the Democratic Party.

Jim VandeHei is the Executive Editor and co-founder of POLITICO. In a recent article, he commented on the "media filter" that politicians must pass through in order to get their message out to voters. 

Twitter: @JimVandeHei

Katrina vanden Heuvel is the author of The Change I Believe In and the Editor and Publisher of The Nation. Earlier this week, she blogged about the importance of grassroots organizing in a democracy.

Twitter: @KatrinaNation

David Simon will join mid-show. He is the Executive Producer and Writer for HBO's 'The Wire' and 'Treme.' He recently sounded off on Mitt Romney’s tax comments on his blog, The Audacity of Despair.