(2/x) He knew what people would care to read (hard to do) and WHY they should care to read about it (even harder to do).
He'd write/edit/tweet shit that drove me nuts (and wanted hidden from view) and shit that I wish the world could see.
A rare talent. And a good human.
(3/3) Over lunch abt 1 month ago, we argued abt the future of the Democratic Party, nerded out about the latest in ad making, marketing and political tech and still made time to talk about health challenges we'd both dealt with over the years.