▁before ▁taking ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁of ▁John ▁Ker ry ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁President ial ▁election , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign , ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁the ▁press ▁secretary ▁of ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁Senator ▁John ▁Ker ry . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Gib bs ▁res igned ▁" in ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁firing ▁of ▁Jim ▁Jordan , ▁ab rupt ly ▁let ▁go ▁by ▁Ker ry ▁Sunday ▁night ." ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Steph anie ▁C utter , ▁a ▁former ▁sp okes w oman ▁for ▁Ted ▁Kennedy . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Ker ry ▁campaign , ▁Gib bs ▁became ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁a ▁ 5 2 7 ▁political ▁group ▁formed ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁Howard ▁Dean ▁which ▁launched ▁attack ▁ad s ▁against ▁Dean . ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁critic ized ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁president ial ▁campaign , ▁by ▁some ▁left ▁lean ing ▁blog gers . ▁ ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁Senator ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁Gib bs ▁joined ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁campaign ▁as ▁communic ations ▁director ▁in ▁mid - A pril ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁sen ator ▁through ▁the ▁first