Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko Mandell te kaiwhakawhiwhi nui ki te 2008
me nga kaupapa perehitini o Barack Obama i te tau 2012 me te tautoko i te kaupapa a Hillary Clinton i te 2016. I te tau 2019, i tohua e te Perehitini Donald Trump a Mandell, he Democrat, ki te Poari o te Corporation for Public Broadcasting, he tauira onge o te whakatu a Trump i tetahi tangata ehara i te Republican ki tetahi tari kawanatanga.