We've Got A Crush On Obama Girl

Obama girl is my alter ego. I definitely will have that name for quite some time.

Ben Relles is the creator and founder of barelypolitical.com, and he approached me with the idea in May of 2007. He played me the song which was sung by Leah Kauffman. He told me about the concept of the video, and it reminded me of a Saturday night live skit, so I was really excited to do it.

The first one was kind of funny. We shot it in the streets of Manhattan - it took about six hours and there was no script. It was all me doing improv, just whatever I felt like doing at the time. That’s what kind of made the video so great - we didn’t really plan too much. From that video forward, we all had a little part to play in the collaborative effort.

I think we have maybe 10 ‘Obama Girl’ videos and 10 other types of videos. We’re just going to keep doing them as long as this election is going on. We follow the news and add our own little spin into what’s going on in the headlines.

It amazes me every day how big they have gotten. Just today I was interviewed by Polish TV and French TV and a few other stations. It’s huge worldwide and it just keeps gaining popularity.

I’ve gotten to meet so many people and go to great events like the New Hampshire Primaries and the CNN Youtube debates. Actually being there and interviewing presidential candidates. Just doing things I never expected to do...it’s truly unbelievable.

This definitely thrust me into this political world and it’s been amazing. I’m no political expert and I’m learning new things every day.