David Plouffe

Edwards Camp Did Offer Secret Veep Deal To Obama

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


David Plouffe's claim in his new book on Campaign 2008 that the Edwards camp suggested he be made Veep in exchange for dropping out of the race is acc...

Not Supposed to Happen in Obama Land: Intrigue Behind Gregory Craig's Resignation

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

In a "Team of Rivals White House," what happens when character assassination and leaks from within are given tacit support from those who hold the keys to the White House?

President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.

President Obama and Gay Rights: Forgetting the Lessons of the Campaign

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Nathaniel Frank

Those presidents who are both remembered by history and re-elected have been those who stuck their necks out to fight for the rights of the vulnerable. The gay community is still waiting for Obama.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Mayhill Fowler

Obama's Bittergate remark -- which I broke and which is revisited in David Plouffe's new book -- was and still is one of the biggest stories of that historic presidential run. It is also still one of the least understood. Here's the untold story behind it.

The Right Campaign Metrics for Obama's Promises and Performance

Ari Melber | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Ari Melber

Even as the results from actual, live campaigns in Virginia and New Jersey roll in, the political and media establishment is fixated on the anniversary of Obama's election.

Candidate Obama Might Have Some Questions for President Obama

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Coming off the election, the president had enormous political capital (really a blank check to move forward with anything he campaigned for), and I can't help thinking that he didn't make enough use of it.

Base to Obama: Come In, Please

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

Obama seems to be deliberately moving his party rightward in order to capture the political spectrum from center/right to left. He wants to become the Tony Blair of American politics.

Joe Scarborough Mocks Plouffe's Use Of Stem Cell Research To Defend Obama's Record (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


On the "Today Show" Tuesday David Plouffe defended President Obama's record in office so far by pointing out a number of things he has achieved. One o...

No Difference Between President Obama and Candidate Obama

David Plouffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


David Plouffe

Arianna has written much that I agree with. But when it comes to her suggestion that there is some great difference between President Obama and Candidate Obama, I have to register the strongest possible dissent.

Obama Online -- What's the Future of Organizing for America (OFA)?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology


Jose Antonio Vargas

Is it time for Plouffe, the architect behind Obama's winning campaign, to take Organizing for America out of the Democratic National Committee?

David Plouffe's Today Show Interview: Weighs In On 2009 Elections, Obama's Job Performance (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Tuesday's elections are local races -- not measures of President Obama's ability to deliver or a referendum on the president's popularity, according t...

Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

If Obama wants to make sure he doesn't let down the millions who believed he really would change the system, he should read the The Audacity to Win -- and rediscover a whole host of things he knows, but seems to have forgotten.

David Plouffe To Appear On Fox News Days After Criticizing Network

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


Obama campaign manager David Plouffe will be appearing on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta van Susteren," the network confirmed to The Swamp's Mark...

HBO's "By The People" Gets Inside Obama's Campaign, Catches Emotional Moments On The Trail

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Pivotal presidential campaigns are frequently defined in retrospect by documentaries. "The War Room" chronicled Bill Clinton's polit...

Sam Stein

Conservatives To GOP: We Are All Joe The Plumbers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics


Democrats proclaimed on Sunday, that the GOP had become the party of Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and the ideological fringe after news broke that con...

Sam Stein

David Plouffe: Dems Should Thank John McCain For Picking Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama's campaign manager accused former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Sunday of co-opting the Republican Party and driving it toward the ideol...

David Plouffe Book: "The Audacity To Win" On VP Pick, Race Speech

Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Time Magazine has an exclusive four page excerpt from David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win. "Hopefully, there will be some lessons on how to...

Sam Stein

Plouffe Discusses His New Partnership With Steve Schmidt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Having spent six months in heated partisan conflict, high-ranking operatives Steve Schmidt and David Plouffe wouldn't appear to have much to bind them...

July 17, 1984: Carrying the Baton from King to Obama

Steve Cobble | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Steve Cobble

It takes nothing away from the absolutely brilliant campaign that Obama and Axelrod and Plouffe ran last year to point out that because of Jackson's two incredible campaigns, they started closer to the finish line.

David Plouffe Tapped To Run Mass. Gov.'s Re-Election Bid

The Boston Globe | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Governor Deval Patrick is tapping the architect of Barack Obama's presidential campaign to help run his bid for reelection next year, an indication of...

David Plouffe: Just Wanted Obama Campaign to be "Credible"

Mike Smith | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Mike Smith

"Young people are truly color blind," said Plouffe, "so we ran a non-race-based campaign." The campaign and constituents knew the country wanted change.

John Weaver: GOP "Headed For A Blowout" In 2012 If Cheney, Limbaugh, Palin Lead

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Another leading Republican strategist has voiced concerns about the direction of the GOP. John Weaver, a top adviser to Utah Governor John Huntsman,...

The New Evita? Obama's Political Outreach by Lottery

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Today, I received the note from Senator Bob Menendez promising Obama-time for a select few picked from those who kick in five bucks to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Plouffe: Jon Huntsman Makes Me A "Wee Bit Queasy"

ABC4 | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


There is one republican presidential candidate that President Barack Obama's campaign manager fears the most in 2012...and his name is Jon Huntsman Jr...