Sioux Falls , South Dakota ( CNN ) -- Josiah 's Coffee House and Café is a must-go destination for melt-in-your-mouth fresh baked goods and a perfect cup of coffee . And the guy behind the counter is n't your average restaurateur . He was once one of the most elite Democratic political strategists around . `` It 's something I 've always dreamed of doing , '' Steve Hildebrand told us as we sat on stools in his restaurant . After a quarter of a century in politics -- most recently as President Barack Obama 's 2008 deputy campaign manager - he washed his hands of it all . Like many voters this election year , he 's fed up with both parties . `` I 'm pretty angry at the way Congress is managing our country , '' Hildebrand told us . `` Whether that 's my Democratic party or their Republican party , they 're not getting my help . I do n't want to help them , '' he said emphatically . But his political expertise -- especially with the Obama campaign - helped make his business boom . `` I do n't pretend to know how to market a restaurant but I do know something about social media from all that we were doing in 2008 , so we built a lot of our reputation , we built a community on Facebook and Twitter and other social media outlets , '' said Hildebrand , who added that the café has 7,100 people on its Facebook page , and has done no paid advertising . Josiah 's has become a salon of sorts to talk about -- what else -- politics . A bipartisan group gathers every morning at 7:30 . It includes Dave Munson , a former Republican Sioux Falls mayor . `` We 've known each other for years , since we were kids , so we just come down here , get together and talk about things that interest us , '' Munson said . Hildebrand says it 's a relief that prominent Republicans come in the door , since he spent so many years working aggressively to defeat their candidates . Another way political campaigns were good training for the restaurant business is the long hours . The cafe is open seven days a week and Hildebrand comes in at one in the morning on Tuesdays to do the baking . It 's a fresh start for a recovering political strategist , and a good thing for locals and visitors alike , because the food is objectively delicious . CNN 's Adam Levy contributed to this report .
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