She was a senior adviser to Senator Barack Obama until March 2008, when she resigned from his presidential campaign after apologizing for referring to then-Senator Hillary Clinton as "a monster."
Ia pernah menjadi penasihat senior Senator Barack Obama sampai Maret 2008, kemudian mengundurkan diri dari kampanye presiden Obama setelah meminta maaf karena menyebut Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton "seorang monster".