Cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 2008, ya ba da kansa a
yakin neman zaben shugaban kasa na Barack Obama, koyo game da microtargeting daga mai ba da shawara kan yakin neman zaben Obama Ken Strasma, kodayake akwai wasu rikice-rikice kan ko ya rike babban mukamin yakin neman zabe kamar yadda ake da'awa a wasu lokuta, ko kuma ya rike "matakin shigar da bayanai na ƙarami" a matsayin mai sa kai. Ya yi ikirarin cewa ya koya wa kansa yin coding yana da shekara 19.