When I need to consult a political expert, strategize for a media appearance or draft an editorial, I turn to Ben Weingarten. He has a firm grasp of all of the issues, a talent for simplifying complex concepts and synthesizing facts and figures into a cogent narrative and a rare ability and shrewdness to find the critical and compelling angle that others in the political world are missing. Above all, Ben is a consummate professional. I give him my highest recommendation.