ˈæktɚɹ ænd spˈoʊkspɚsən sˈæm wˈɔːɾɚstən ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ɪn ɐn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ˌɔn wˈɑːʃɪŋtˌɑːnpoʊst.kˈɑːmz "pˈoʊst tˈɔːk" ʃˈoʊ ðæt jˈuːnɪɾi zˈiəɹoʊ ˈeɪt wʊd nˈiːd ɐn ɐpˈiːlɪŋ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt æɾ ɪts sˈɛntɚ tə səksˈiːd.
Actor and spokesperson Sam Waterston acknowledged in an April 25, 2007, interview on washingtonpost.com's "PostTalk" show that Unity08 would need an appealing candidate at its center to succeed.