 In 2007, Armstrong was awarded the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award for Political Organizing by 21st Century Democrats, "for his visionary leadership in working to create the online netroots community".In 2008, London mayoral candidate Brian Paddick, a UK Liberal Democrat, brought aboard Armstrong "to help boost his campaign's online presence".By 2012, Armstrong had worked with over 40 campaigns through the political consultancy WebStrong Group for the US Democratic Party and campaigns abroad.