Phillips aimbova mutungamiriri wezvirongwa uye kutaurirana kweBlue State Digital iri muWashington, D.C., kambani yakazvimiririra yekugadzira mawebhusaiti iyo yakazopedzisira yabatana zvakanyanya ne2008 Barack Obama mushandirapamwe wemutungamiri wenyika
uyo waakashanda naye somugadziri wenzira dzokushandisa Indaneti. Phillips akanga amboshanda nokuda Democratic Florida State Senator Rod Smith somunhu mukuru strategist panguva 2006 Florida gubernatorial sarudzo. Akanga ashandirawo Ted Kennedy.