Amanda Carpenter

<p></p><p>AMANDA CARPENTER is a CNN political commentator, writer, and former senior staffer to Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz. She has written for the <em>Washington Post</em>, Townhall.com, <em>Politico</em>, the <em>Washington Times</em>, <em>Refinery29</em>, Cosmo.com, and <em>Human Events.</p></em>