My philosophy is if you're going to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for not a whole lot of money, why work for someone you're not gonna be loyal to?

Kerry considered the criticism of her unfair and praised her work. She served as the Chief Spokesperson for the Obama-Biden Transition Project. ".

The New York Times described her as "a popular but polarizing face of (Obama's) campaign" and a "soldier who says the things the candidate can’t (or won’t) say. She served as Deputy Campaign Manager for President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and has previously worked in campaign and communications roles for other Democrats including Ted Kennedy John Kerry and Michelle Obama. ".