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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 22, 2009
Though he was often the youngest person in the room, Yohannes Abraham rose through the ranks of the Obama campaign hierarchy to become Field Director of his native Virginia—a key tipping point state in the general election. After Obama's big win in the Old Dominion, Abraham is back in the beltway, working to make the president's legislative dreams a reality.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 22, 2009
During the 2008 campaign, Jason Green followed in Barack Obama's footsteps—orchestrating a massive, in-house voter registration drive, not unlike the one the president ran in Chicago after leaving law school. His work may well have won Obama the previously red state of North Carolina. Green, also an Ivy League law grad, is working in the White House as one of Obama's deputy legal advisers.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 22, 2009
When it comes to politics, Alex Lofton has the mind of a soldier: The Obama campaign "deployed" the Seattle native—who started as an intern in Chicago headquarters—around the country, to get out the vote. In Washington, he's joined the Democratic Party's effort to build on the successes of organizers like himself.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 22, 2009
Marlon Marshall captained one of the most bitter confrontations in the Democratic primary—the Nevada caucuses. But when his candidate, Hillary Clinton, conceded defeat, he went straight to work for the Obama campaign. Now, he's taken on the best of both worlds, working as a go-between for Obama's White House and Clinton's State Department.
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December 31, 2008
There's plenty to see in the capital city, but newcomers Malia and Sasha might need a few tips about the town. A few new friends welcome the girls to Washington D.C. and share their favorite activities.
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by Matthew McKnight onDecember 17, 2008
The Washington, D.C. area expects to receive as many as 5 million visitors for the inaugural events between Jan. 18 and Jan. 21. There are reportedly more than 14,000 homeless people in the Washington metropolitan area. So when droves of Obama maniacs rush D.C., what will happen to all the homeless people?
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 22, 2008
Long before anyone in America had a clue as to who or what a superdelegate was, Myesha Ward was hot on their trail. As delegate counter for the Obama campaign, the Howard-educated lawyer reeled in the support of countless Democratic officials, from the state to the federal level. Back in Washington, Ward is working to keep those lines of communication open.
