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Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign
How They Did It: David Plouffe on Obama's 2008 Victory
time.com — The [Rev. Jeremiah] Wright story broke on a Wednesday and exploded across the media landscape the next... day. We decided Obama had to take questions about [his former pastor's inflammatory sermons] head-on on Friday, in a series of lengthy national ... (more) How They Did It: David Plouffe on Obama's 2008 Victory
Obama's manager: FOX News-ready
swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva In the cause of a certain book's promotion, it appears, a waiver is being... granted in the White House's war with FOX News. That book is Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win . President Barack Obama, whose ... (more) Obama's manager: FOX News-ready
'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign
'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign
time.com — Plouffe, far left, with Obama in Denver on Aug. 28, 2008, the day the first-term Senator accepted... the Democratic nomination. (more) 'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign
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Sneak Peak at Plouffe's Book
The Page by Mark HalperinGetty/TIME Exclusive excerpt on how Hillary intrigued Obama during the campaign, what he thought of Palin as VP and more in this week's TIME. Plus: Cover story on why Main St. hates Wall St. , interview with the pay czar and Joe Klein on health care. DETAILS: Here.

Plouffe The Magic Delawarean
Political Punch — ... Plouffe The Magic Delawarean October 29, 2009 10:11 AM Few members of the Obama for America team refrained from trying to join the Obama White House, but campaign manager David Plouffe was one of them. Excerpts of Plouffe's new book about the campaign, The Audacity to Win, were published this morning by Time.com. Some choice excerpts include discussions on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright story, which broke around the same time as some questions about then-Sen. Obama's dealings with crooked Chicago financier Tony Rezko."It was chaos and, quite frankly, frightening. I felt as if the ...

Obama weighed Hillary, worried 'bout Bill
The Swamp — ... "I think Bill may be too big a complication,'' Plouffe quotes Obama as saying. "If I picked her, my concern is that there would be more than two of us in the relationship." ...

Tim Kaine, Mensch
The New Republic blogs — Time has excerpts from David Plouffe's new book. The section about the whirlwind day he and Axelrod spent interviewing the three veep finalists--Biden, Bayh, and Kaine--is the most interesting. He has some gentle fun at Biden's expense: The [first] meeting started with Biden launching into a nearly 20-minute monologue that ranged from the strength of our campaign in Iowa ("I literally wouldn't have run if I knew the steamroller you guys would put together"); to his evolving views of Obama ("I wasn't sure about him in the beginning of the campaign, but I am now"); why he ...

Plouffe Book: Bill Clinton 'Complications' Doomed Hillary as VP finalist, and Obama Predicted Palin Choice Would Backfire
Politics Daily — ... Plouffe's book, "The Audacity to Win," is due in stores Tuesday. The author will be on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday; the excerpts are out now in Friday's edition of Time magazine. The advance peek offers an insider's view of the campaign -- chaos, fear, and what went into decisions such as choosing a running mate and making the big speech on race in Philadelphia in spring 2008. ...

David Plouffe To Appear On Fox News Days After Criticizing Network
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... channel for the McCain Campaign." He also cautioned not to overstate Fox News' influence, saying that its primetime audience — although #1 in cable news — represents less than 2% of the electorate (full transcript below). However, on Thursday, he will address that primetime audience in pursuit of book sales. His book, The Audacity To Win, hits stores Tuesday, almost one year to the day after the campaign he oversaw came to a close. Read an excerpt of the book at TIME.com. Watch Plouffe's comments on Fox ...

Expectations Game
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ABC's 'V' Takes Aim at ObamaMania
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — ... October 29, 2009 Audacity to Win: Obama's 2008 Victory David Plouffe, Time In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign. Here's an excerpt:Agony. Ecstasy. The [Rev.... ...

Obama Not What We Were Promised
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — ... October 29, 2009 Audacity to Win: Obama's 2008 Victory David Plouffe, Time In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign. Here's an excerpt:Agony. Ecstasy. The [Rev.... ...

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Quote of the Day
politicalwire.com 28 days ago — "I think we should thank John McCain for picking her, in terms of how it helped us win in 2008." -- Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, in an interview on Meet the Press , on Sarah Palin. Plouffe was discussing his new book, The Audacity to Win ...
Obama Refused Deal with Edwards
politicalwire.com 28 days ago — George Stephanopoulos got an advance copy of David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win , and learns that John Edwards "is as craven as you think." "Sometime after the South Carolina debate Plouffe got a call from a senior Edwards advisor who ...
Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing
huffingtonpost.com 26 days ago — I had arranged to meet David Plouffe on Saturday afternoon at a Starbucks on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington. The night before, a copy of his new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory, was waiting ...
OBAMA ONLINE -- What's the Future of Organizing for America (OFA)?
huffingtonpost.com 26 days ago — "Technology, like the grassroots focus, would be at the core of our campaign from the start..." -- David Plouffe, "The Audacity to Win" Is it time for David Plouffe, the architect behind Obama's winning campaign, to take Organizing for America out ...
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David Plouffe, the Obama tactician, has a new book out and it's excerpted in Time . Crossing genres between political memoir and business advice book, it's called "The Audacity to Win." The new excerpts seem appropriately kind to the boss who brilliantly takes charge of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright ...
Arianna vs. PlouffeFirst Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayEarlier today, Arianna Huffington had quite the conversation starter: that after reading Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's new book, "The Audacity to Win," she believes the first year of Obama's presidency can be summed up with this title instead -- "The Timidity to ...
Audacity to Win: Obama’s 2008 VictoryThe Hollywood Liberal
Audacity to Win: Obama's 2008 Victory David Plouffe, TimeIn a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign. Here's an excerpt:Agony. Ecstasy. The [Rev. Jeremiah] Wright ...
"I still think Hillary has a lot of what I am looking for in a VP."Althouse
"Smarts, discipline, steadfastness. I think Bill may be too big a complication. If I picked her, my concern is that there would be more than two of us in the relationship." David Plouffe, in his new book "The Audacity to Win."
Audacity to Win: Obama's 2008 VictoryRealClearPolitics - Homepage
David Plouffe, Time In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign. Here's an excerpt:Agony. Ecstasy. The [Rev. Jeremiah] Wright story broke on a ...
David Plouffe Book: "The Audacity To Win" On VP Pick, Race SpeechPolitics on HuffingtonPost.com
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 put together a three-quarters of a billion dollar operation," Plouffe said when he announced that he was writing the book last December . He ...
Sarah Palin Was A Godsend — For The Obama CampaignBelow The Beltway
David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign, was on Meet the Press this morning discussing his new book The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory and I thought this segment was particularly interesting: Visit ...
VIDEO- Plouffe: "Thanks John McCain" for picking Palin + John Edwards "as craven as you think."The Political Carnival
By GottaLaff Ouch: George Stephanopoulos got an advance copy of David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win , and learns that John Edwards "is as craven as you think." "Sometime after the South Carolina debate Plouffe got a call from a senior Edwards advisor who said Edwards was willing ...
'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign (Time.com)Yahoo! News: Politics News
Time.com - In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign
Arianna vs. PlouffeFirst Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayEarlier today, Arianna Huffington had quite the conversation starter: that after reading Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's new book, "The Audacity to Win," she believes the first year of Obama's presidency can be summed up ...