Former Obama staffers Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor urged Democrats to speak normally during an interview on MSNBC on Wednesday, and said members of the party should stop speaking like a press release. Former Obama staffers Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor urged Democrats to speak normally during an interview on MSNBC on Wednesday, and said members of the party should stop speaking like a press release.