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"&amp;amp;#8220;I never unplug. I sleep with my iPhone next to my pillow.&amp;amp;#8221; Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, 34 National Youth Vote Director for Obama for America When Valeisha Butterfield-Jones first met Barack Obama in 2006, she spent just five minutes with him but was instantly inspired. &amp;amp;#8220;He talked about passing the torch to young people,&amp;amp;#8221; she says. &amp;amp;#8220;He was so genuine.&amp;amp;#8221; So while working her day job, she volunteered for Obama&amp;amp;#8217;s 2008 campaign. He subsequently hired her, and this year she&amp;amp;#8217;s in charge of reaching the more than 56 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 30. &amp;amp;#8220;My deputy called at 1:00 A.M. the other night, and we brainstormed for over an hour,&amp;amp;#8221; she says. &amp;amp;#8220;Sometimes you get the best ideas in those moments.&amp;amp;#8221; That kind of excitement keeps Butterfield-Jones, who at press time was about to give birth to her first child, energized. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m doing this for all young people,&amp;amp;#8221; she says, &amp;amp;#8220;and I&amp;amp;#8217;m doing this for my son.&amp;amp;#8221; Secrets of Her Success 1. &amp;amp;#8220;Have the guts to walk into the unknown. I cold-called Russell Simmons for a job. I said, &amp;amp;#8216;Give me this opportunity, and I will make you proud.&amp;amp;#8217; He did, and I did.&amp;amp;#8221; 2. &amp;amp;#8220;Those first weeks on the job are crucial. Lie low and be a sponge. Listen and observe.&amp;amp;#8221; 3. &amp;amp;#8220;Mistakes happen. Own up to them. Say, &amp;amp;#8216;I screwed up, here is how, and I&amp;amp;#8217;m never letting it happen again.&amp;amp;#8217;&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;bull; &amp;amp;bull; &amp;amp;bull; &amp;amp;#8220;Some days I get 100 emails an hour.&amp;amp;#8221; Andrea Saul, 30 Press Secretary for Romney for President Four years ago, Andrea Saul was working for then presidential candidate John McCain when she was introduced to Mitt Romney. &amp;amp;#8220;He couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t have been friendlier,&amp;amp;#8221; she recalls. Impressed by his command of the issues&amp;amp;#8212;&amp;amp;#8220;it was clear there was nothing I could tell him that he didn&amp;amp;#8217;t know,&amp;amp;#8221; she says&amp;amp;#8212;Saul decided &amp;amp;#8220;if I were to work on another campaign, that&amp;amp;#8217;s where I&amp;amp;#8217;d want to be.&amp;amp;#8221; Wish granted. Now she&amp;amp;#8217;s Romney&amp;amp;#8217;s campaign press secretary, a position that puts her in line for a job in the West Wing should he win. She spends her days traveling with the candidate (&amp;amp;#8220;He walks so fast that I can&amp;amp;#8217;t keep up if I have heels on!&amp;amp;#8221;) and making her own TV appearances. &amp;amp;#8220;It can be exhausting,&amp;amp;#8221; says Saul, &amp;amp;#8220;but it&amp;amp;#8217;s easier to work long hours when you know there&amp;amp;#8217;s an end date and a worthy goal in sight.&amp;amp;#8221; Secrets of Her Success 1. &amp;amp;#8220;Always send thank-you notes and treat others with respect.&amp;amp;#8221; 2. &amp;amp;#8220;Work for someone you like and you&amp;amp;#8217;ll go the extra mile. Governor Romney is extremely kind. He&amp;amp;#8217;ll grab my suitcase when we&amp;amp;#8217;re running up stairs and carry it for me.&amp;amp;#8221; 3. &amp;amp;#8220;Take on as much work as you can. But as soon as you&amp;amp;#8217;re at your capacity, find people who can pick up the slack.&amp;amp;#8221;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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