Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2008, Riemer akabatana nehurongwa hwehutungamiri hwaObama
, achishanda muChicago somutungamiriri weNational Youth Vote. Mabasa ake aisanganisira kutsigira kushanda kweCampaign mumatunhu ekutanga (Iowa, New Hampshire) uye kushanda nevatungamiriri vevadzidzi kutsigira Students for Barack Obama network. Vavhoti vaduku vakanga vari rutivi runokosha rwesangano ravavhoti vomunyika yokutanga yaObama. Mushure mekutsvaga kwaObama, Riemer akashanda kuAARP semupi wezano mukuru pamusoro pekuchengetedzwa kwepenjeni pamwe nekuzvipira munharaunda.