Dan Newman checks his smartphone in his offices at SCN Strategies in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, November 23, 2014. The 2014 elections marked a dismal result for democrats across the nation, but local political strategists Ace Smith, Dan Newman, and Sean Clegg, notched a perfect 10 for 10 with wins in big races for clients like Jerry Brown, Kamala Harris, Libby Schaff, and Gavin Newsom.