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David Plouffe

TRANSCRIPT: Q&A with Al Gore

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.15.2009 | Technology

Read More: Al Gore, Jav on Tech, Copenhagen 2009, Innovation-Online-Politics, Technology, Republican Party, Global Warming, David Plouffe, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Obama for America, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

This is an excerpt of a wide-ranging, three-hour interview with Al Gore, touching on the impact of technology and the Internet in politics; the state of the mainstream media and the left and right blogosphere; the role of the Web in his crusade on climate change, among others topics.

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Plouffe Tries To Beat Palin (VIDEO, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Sarah Palin Book, Poll, Going Rogue, David Plouffe, Sarah Palin, Audacity to Win, Palin, Sarah Palin Book Sales, Books News

David Plouffe is using his old grassroots methods to try to beat Sarah Palin again -- this time, in book sales. Obama's campaign manager wants to driv...

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Edwards Camp Did Offer Secret Veep Deal To Obama

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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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...

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

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Bob Bauer, Leaks, Gregory Craig, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Jim Jones, White House Counsel, Politics News
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?

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President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Hawaii, Al Gore, Small Business, Entrepreneurial Time System, Toronto, Small Town, 1976 Election, George W. Bush, Single Mothers, President Obama, Entrepreneurs, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators LLC, David and Goliath, The Audacity to Win, Senators, Ellen, Political Organizing, Larry King, Lexington KY, Richmond Ky, John Kerry, William Jennings Bryan, Xerox, Steven Jobs, 2008 Campaign, The Strategic Coach, American College, Ibm, Wall Street, African Americans, Google, McNay Settlement Group, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Impossible Goals, Microsoft, Washington Insiders, Kentucky, Don McNay, Bill Gates, 2008 Election, Southern Politics, David Plouffe, Entrepreneurial, Main Street, Structured Settlements, Ross Perot, Vanderbilt University, Jay Leno, George Wallace, Dan Sullivan, Oprah, Million Dollar Round Table, Eastern Kentucky University, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Obama Calls Small Towns Bitter, Tyra Banks, Fundraising, Entrepreneurship, David Lettterman, Nssta, Business News
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.

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

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask, Glbt, Youth Vote, Gay Rights, Maine, Enda, President Obama, Risk Aversion, Democratic Party, Presidents, David Plouffe, Gay Marriage, One Year Later, Timidity to Govern, Barack Obama, Politics News
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.

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

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

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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.

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The Right Campaign Metrics for Obama's Promises and Performance

Ari Melber | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, David Plouffe, Arianna Huffington, Russ Feingold, Bipartisanship, 2009 Elections, Barack Obama, Politics News
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.

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Candidate Obama Might Have Some Questions for President Obama

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Change, Health Care, Arianna Huffington, David Plouffe, Election Day, Barack Obama, Timidity to Govern, One Year Later, Politics News
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.

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Base to Obama: Come In, Please

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arianna Huffington, Year One, David Plouffe, Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Obama One Year Later, One Year Later, Timidity to Govern, Politics News
Richard (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.

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

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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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...

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No Difference Between President Obama and Candidate Obama

David Plouffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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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.

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

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology

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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?

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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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...

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

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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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.

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David Plouffe To Appear On Fox News Days After Criticizing Network

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

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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...

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

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

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

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Sam Stein

Conservatives To GOP: We Are All Joe The Plumbers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Sam Stein

David Plouffe: Dems Should Thank John McCain For Picking Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

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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...

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

Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Sam Stein

Plouffe Discusses His New Partnership With Steve Schmidt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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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...

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

Steve Cobble | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party, d.c. Voting Rights Act, Hillary Clinton Primaries, Barack Obama Primaries, Freedom Summer, David Axelrod, Hillary Clinton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, 1984 Democratic Convention, David Plouffe, Barack Obama, Politics News
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.

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

The Boston Globe | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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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...

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

Mike Smith | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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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.

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

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Huntsman, Republican Party, David Plouffe, Sarah Palin, John Weaver, Michael Steele, Gop, Rush Limbaugh, Politics News

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

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