You might not be reading The Fix right now if it weren't for Paul Stekler.
Stekler, who makes and produces political documentaries, is one of the big reasons I got into political journalism. During the 1994 election, he made a series for PBS called "Vote for Me" -- a series of looks inside the real world of candidates and campaigns. It was -- and is -- stunning. (I have the DVDs and, yes, I still watch them. My favorite is the one about a dulcimer- playing Democrat named Maggie Lauterer who ran and lost against then Rep. Charles Taylor in North Carolina. You can watch that one here.)
