David Plouffe

Introducing a Blog Blog

Lindsay Hoffman | Posted 04.20.2012

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Lindsay Hoffman

Blogs can serve as a great outlet for college students to voice their concerns and opinions in a mediated environment that is often saturated with viewpoints from established players.

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Amanda Terkel

Top Obama Adviser Punts On Putting Marriage Equality Into Dem Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- David Plouffe, President Barack Obama's senior adviser, refused to weigh in on the debate over whether the Democratic Party should embra...

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Paul Ryan, Team Obama Spar Over House GOP Budget

AP | By STEPHEN BRAUN | Posted 05.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The new debt-slashing budget plan pushed by House Republicans heated up as a presidential campaign issue Sunday as the proposal's archit...

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Amanda Terkel

Obama Adviser: Gingrich's Comments On Trayvon Martin Were 'Reprehensible'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's Senior Adviser David Plouffe called former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's comments on the shooting of Trayvon Ma...

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Even as Romney Recovers, Newt's Attacks Are Killing His Chances In the Fall

David Paul | Posted 03.30.2012

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David Paul

The world is different now from when Karl Rove and Matthew Dowd crafted a political strategy in a world with no center. Today, the center looms, and Republican chances are zero if they cannot win the suburbs.

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Michael Calderone

Team Obama Hits The Airwaves

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.09.2011

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NEW YORK -- Two top campaign advisers to President Barack Obama hit the media circuit this week to help shape a general election narrative against pot...

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Jon Ward

Obama Reelection Chief Confident Of Latino Support In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.18.2011

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CHICAGO -- The man tasked with running President Obama's reelection campaign looked to be handling the pressure of such a big job rather well on a rec...

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Sam Stein

DNC Sends Massive FOIA Request For Romney's Email Records

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, November 17, 2011, the worst job in America belonged to the employees who handle Freedom of Information Act requests for th...

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Jon Ward

Romney Campaign Accuses Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Of Doing 'Dirty Tricks' For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign manager lashed out Thursday at a top adviser to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick for providing embarrassing infor...

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It's Simple: You're Either For the Bank Tax or You're For the Banks

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 01.08.2012

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

Occupy Wall Street caught on quickly and dramatically, and has already achieved the seemingly impossible by changing the public dialog from what Washington wants to discuss -- deficits -- to what the rest of the country wants to talk about.

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Sam Stein

Obama Administration Official Details Campaign Strategy Against Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- David Plouffe's declaration Sunday that Mitt Romney lacked the conviction necessary to become president was criticized as the type of pe...

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Sam Stein

White House Adviser Argues Romney Lacks Key Presidential Quality

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- White House senior adviser David Plouffe, talking about the 2012 campaign in much blunter terms than is common for an administration off...

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The Promise of Obama's Second Term

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 12.12.2011

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Hoyt Hilsman

While the President's failings in the first term have been well chronicled, what are the chances for a different, more successful second term in the White House?

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White House Adviser Talks Obama's Support For Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.11.2011

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Senior White House adviser David Plouffe spoke with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday and said that President Barack Obama...

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When Political Calculation Becomes Political Callousness

Billy Shore | Posted 12.10.2011

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Billy Shore

We have reached a new low when political leaders and their spokespeople actually brag about representing not all of the nation, but only a portion of the population, albeit a politically powerful one.

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Amanda Terkel

White House: No Cabinet Shake-Up Before 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- White House Senior Advisor David Plouffe went on CNN, ABC and Fox News on Sunday to explain President Obama's economic policies. He blam...

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Elise Foley

Democratic Leaders: Jobs Plan Will Receive Support From Caucus

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Hours after it was reported that Democrats were abandoning a jobs bill before it was introduced, party leadership insisted that Democrat...

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Looking for Some Good News

Robert Kuttner | Posted 10.14.2011

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Robert Kuttner

With so many far-right Republicans having picked up House seats in the 2010 midterm, the election of 2012 could be a good year for a Democratic comeback. Good news, right?

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In Wake Of 'Three-Ring Circus,' Obama Adviser Offer Positive Take On Debt Deal

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A top adviser to President Barack Obama said Monday the new deal to avoid a government default lifts a big cloud over the economy, even ...

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White House: Debt Ceiling Deal With Republicans Not Yet Final

AP | Posted 09.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A top White House official says "we don't have a deal" between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress to avoid a crippling d...

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Loosen the Reins on Small Business and Good Things Will Happen With Unemployment

Wendy N. Powell | Posted 09.14.2011

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Wendy N. Powell

Make it easier for business growth and more jobs will be created. This will result in more tax paying members of the public.

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Obama Adviser: We're In 'Danger Zone' On The Economy

AP | Posted 08.30.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior White House adviser says Democrats and Republicans must "get out of their comfort zone" to avert a government default. ...

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Obamaworld 2012: Inside The President's Reelection Campaign

TIME | Michael Scherer | Posted 07.26.2011

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As big as a football field and nearly as empty, Barack Obama's re-election headquarters looks like a start-up gone wrong. Wires sprout like weeds from...

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Jason Linkins

Late Returns: For Pawlenty, It Was Either Run For President Or Be A Drunk Minnesota Wild Fan

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.19.2011

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When Time magazine asked Tim Pawlenty when it was that "he first imagined himself worthy of the history books, ready to send soldiers to their deaths ...

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Behind The New Media Strategy For Obama 2012

TIME | Michael Scherer | Posted 07.19.2011

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When Barack Obama traveled to Texas this month to talk immigration, David Plouffe, his top message guru, decided to stay home and watch Twitter instea...

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