Campaign manager Paige Phillips described the operation as a small, nimble team and noted Schlossberg is working amid the personal tragedy of his sister Tatiana’s death in December 2025. Still, a former staffer compared the effort to a “dollar-store flower bouquet,” and another interviewee described an uncomfortable Zoom interaction that Phillips disputes.
Public polls in Feb. and March showed Schlossberg leading, though a later April poll put him second. Schlossberg stressed his Harvard credentials, State Department work and activism as the basis for his bid.