Whether it’s the San Bernardino shooting, the Nepal earthquake, the California wildfires, or the recent storms that hit the Southern U.S., the GoFundMe community rallies to help in times of crisis. Now, the GoFundMe community is coming to the aid of the people of Flint, who are dealing with the…

In late 2006, I found myself unexpectedly unemployed and looking for a job. That’s when I met Barack Obama who was starting to put together a team to launch an improbable run for the White House. There was so much that drew me to the Obama campaign — his charisma…

I wrote a piece today for CNN.com laying out how the strategists that worked for Obama that I talk, email, text, and tweet with everyday think about the leading GOP candidates as potential nominees. Below are some excerpts from the piece about Trump, Carson, Bush, Rubio, and Fiorina. Donald Trump The biggest…

Four Ways Twitter and Facebook Have Changed Presidential Debates Facebook, Twitter and all of Social Media have changed how candidates, the media, and the public approach the age old ritual of Presidential debates. In anticipation of tonight’s CNN Republican Debate at the Republican library, I wrote a piece for CNN.com…

After nearly 3,000 days working for Barack Obama (thanks, Mike Allen, for counting them), today I turn in my badge and my blackberry (yes, I know it’s weird we use blackberries here). Tomorrow I will wake up, hopefully later than I have in a long time, with a couple of…

At 9 p.m. ET tonight, millions of Americans will gather around televisions, and whip out their computers, smartphones, and tablets to watch President Obama deliver his seventh State of the Union address. It’s pretty much the Obama administration’s Season Seven Premiere. (Just a couple weeks after the Archer season premiere…

In two weeks, President Obama will deliver his 7th State of the Union address (technically, it’s his sixth, because the first one isn’t considered a state of the union for whatever reason, but avert your eyes Politifact). This year, President Obama is doing something he’s never done before: he’s laying…

Let me start with a controversial premise: 2014 was a year of great progress for President Obama and the progressive agenda. Stay with me — even if you’re distracted by the sound of heads exploding across the Beltway punditocracy. You can practically hear professional pundits saying “Wait, what? How can…