# Andrew Kaczynski

andrew kaczynski (born (1989-11-30)November 30, 1989) is an American journalist, and a political reporter for CNN. He became well known in 2011 by posting old video clips of politicians, often of them making statements contrary to their current political positions, to YouTube. He was described as "the [2012] Republican primaries' most influential amateur opposition researcher".He was hired by BuzzFeed in December 2011. He has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, PBS, and C-SPAN. On October 3, 2016, Kaczynski announced he was leaving BuzzFeed and joining CNN. == Early life == At 19, Kaczynski had a bout of pancreatitis, leading him to eschew smoking and alcohol.He has worked as an intern for the Republican National Committee, and was an intern in 2011 in the office of Congressman Bob Turner.Kaczynski attended college at Ohio University, but got involved with political reporting, and then transferred to St.