dʒˈoʊnz hæd ɐ bˈɪɡ hˈænd ɪn bɚɹˈɑːk oʊbˈɑːməz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnət wˈɪn baɪ ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ ðə ðˈɛn lˈɪtəlnˈoʊn lˈɪbɚɹəl stˈeɪt sˈɛnəɾɚ tə ðə ɹˈaɪt pˈiːpəl ænd lˈɛɾɪŋ hˌɪm hˈændəl sˌʌm ɪmpˈoːɹtənt lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən tə hˈɛlp ɹˈeɪz hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈoʊfaɪl.
Jones had a big hand in Barack Obama’s 2004 U.S. Senate win by introducing the then little-known liberal state senator to the right people and letting him handle some important legislation to help raise his political profile.