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Ex-Obama Aides Start Political Consulting Firm

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Three former top campaign aides to President Barack Obama are starting consulting firm, continuing an ongoing trend of former Obama staf...

David Plouffe Joining Bloomberg TV As Contributor

Posted 04.25.2013 | Media

David Plouffe will be Bloomberg TV's newest contributor, the network announced in a statement on Thursday. Politico reported that the former White...

David Plouffe on First Debate: "We Had Better Second and Third Debates Because of the Catastrophe"

92nd Street Y | Posted 03.20.2013 | Politics
92nd Street Y

Former Obama campaign manager and senior adviser David Plouffe spoke with PBS's Jeff Greenfield on March 17, 2013 at 92Y. In this clip, Plouffe respon...

David Plouffe On Potentially Running Hillary 2016: "I'll Accept the Call...Even If It's At 3 AM"

92nd Street Y | Posted 03.20.2013 | Politics
92nd Street Y

Former Obama campaign manager and senior adviser David Plouffe spoke with PBS's Jeff Greenfield on March 17, 2013 at 92Y. In this clip, Plouffe answer...

Top Obama Strategist Counts Himself Out Of Hillary Bid

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 03.18.2013 | Politics

David Plouffe, who ran Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, ruled out running a potential 2016 bid for Hillary Clinton on Sunday. PBS's Jeff Greenfield po...

Jason Linkins

NYT Magazine Publishes Must-Read On GOP's Failures

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.14.2013 | Politics

Much has been written about the woeful campaign run by Mitt Romney and the now-widely lambasted gaggle of ancient consultants who've grifted and graft...

White House Confident On Gun Control Push

Reuters | Posted 03.22.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A White House adviser on Sunday said he was optimistic Congress will approve at least part of President Barack Obama'...

Dave Jamieson

More Revenues Must Be Part Of Deficit Deal: Obama Adviser

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.20.2013 | Politics

A top adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that more revenue must be part of any long-term deficit deal that the administration strikes with ...

Obama Wins, But Can the People Still Lose?

Danny Schechter | Posted 01.12.2013 | Politics
Danny Schechter

Welcome to term two, Mr. President, where you will be expected to be more of a magician than a mechanic. What rabbits can you pull out of your hat?

Amanda Terkel

Romney Adviser Admits FEMA Doing A Good Job Responding To Sandy

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.04.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Ed Gillespie, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign, admitted on Sunday that the Obama administration is effectively responding to ...

Jon Ward

Obama Campaign Confident In Ohio, But Irked By Romney's Move To Seize 'Change' Mantle

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics

LIMA, Ohio -– Mitt Romney's motorcade arrived at a large rally in the Cincinnati suburbs, 100 miles south of here, just as President Barack Obama to...

Jon Ward

Three Days In October: How The Debates Changed The Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.02.2012 | Politics

The night before the first debate in Denver, I ran into Kevin Madden, the 40-year-old, square-jawed senior aide to GOP presidential candidate Mitt...

Jon Ward

2012 Presidential Debates Viewed As Historic By Republicans, Pedestrian By Democrats

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The 2012 presidential debates are over. Were they decisive in a potentially historic way, or simply par for the course, with the s...

Jon Ward

Mitt Romney The Deconstructionist: The Real Reason Obama's Campaign Called Him A Liar

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.09.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -– When Obama adviser David Plouffe walked into the spin room in Denver last week after the president's poor debate performance, there wa...

Memo to Axelrod: Mis-Underestimating Romney

Martin Lewis | Posted 12.07.2012 | Politics
Martin Lewis

You don't make hundreds of millions of dollars buying and selling companies without being a slick salesman. Saying whatever you have to say to make "the sale". Fact-checkers be damned. The salesman doesn't care after he has your money... (Or vote.)

Romney's Debatable Performance

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 12.03.2012 | Politics
Joe Peyronnin

Romney's performance was welcome relief to Republicans after several weeks of poor performances and embarrassing gaffes. He was convincing, and his debate appearance revved up his own base. But did Romney convert any new voters? Will Americans support a candidate whose numbers do not add up?

Before Debate, Tough Crowds At The Practice

New York Times | Posted 09.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — In a conference room at the Democratic headquarters, President Obama has been preparing for the debate next week, but the reviews of hi...

Obama Advisers Dodge When Asked If People Are Better Off

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.02.2012 | Politics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- When asked on Sunday talk shows if Americans are better off today than they were four years ago, senior advisers to President Barac...

Awkward: WH Adviser Took Speaking Fees From Group With Ties To Iran

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.06.2012 | Business

Last week, the White House and the Treasury both took steps intended to have a chilling effect on parties with business ties to Iran. Now, it's come t...

Jacob Soboroff

LIVE DISCUSSION: Quote Me, Maybe

HuffingtonPost.com | Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.17.2012 | Media

Senior advisers to both the Obama and Romney campaigns have taken part in a practice where the quotes they give to reporters are only allowed "on the ...

Michael McAuliff

White House To Dems: Go On Offense On Taxes, Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The White House is telling Democrats to go on offense over health care and taxes. That's after the Supreme Court upheld the constitut...

18 College Dropouts Who Made It Big

The Huffington Post | Sahaj Kholi | Posted 06.20.2012 | College

Sometimes finishing college, even when you're just a few credits or even a couple weeks away, seems hopeless. That doesn't mean the good life is impos...

Joe Lieberman Wants Special Prosecutor In White House Leak Investigation

Reuters | Posted 08.18.2012 | Media

(Fixes typo in penultimate paragraph) * Obama administration has appointed two prosecutors * Lieberman says this does no...

Amanda Terkel

David Plouffe: Republicans Want 'More War'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.17.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- White House senior adviser David Plouffe drew a stark contrast between Democrats' and Republicans' visions for the country, asserting th...

Introducing a Blog Blog

Lindsay Hoffman | Posted 06.20.2012 | College
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.