A Blue Georgia

Stories from a frontline Senior Obama ‘08 State Staffer

(Image by Eric Stokley from Pixabay)

When the phone rang in early May 2008, I was 26 years old and had never been to Georgia. I was about eight years deep into a middling political career where I’d worked every conceivable job from lackey to Web Developer on both local and statewide races. I had a lot of experience, no college degree, and quite frankly, was looking for a job.