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November 08, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan caught up with Jon Faverau, Barack Obama’s former speechwriter and one of the hosts of the Pod Save America podcast, at Crooked Con in Washington DC this weekend. The event brought together Democrats and other progressive activists just days after a historic round of midterm election.

Ex-Obama official on what Democrats must do next | CNN Politics

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan caught up with Jon Faverau, Barack Obama's former speechwriter and one of the hosts of the Pod Save America podcast, at Crooked Con in Washington DC this weekend. The event brought together Democrats and other progressive activists just days after a historic round of midterm election.

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan caught up with Jon Faverau, Barack Obama's former speechwriter and one of the hosts of the Pod Save America podcast, at Crooked Con in Washington DC this weekend. The event brought together Democrats and other progressive activists just days after a historic round of midterm election.

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