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motherjones.com - 11/10/2008

David Plouffe For Democratic Party Chief?

— motherjones.com — Howard Dean is stepping down as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. This is no surprise; it's... been known for months he would be departing after the election. The question is, who's next? HuffingtonPost reports one possibility is that ... (more) David Plouffe For Democratic Party Chief?

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/31/2008

Who's Got The Momentum?

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Which candidate has the momentum? It depends on where you look and whom you ask. In the... last 96 hours of any election, both parties seek to cast themselves and their candidate as the ones closing strong with a... (more) Who's Got The Momentum?

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blogs.wsj.com - 10/31/2008

Obama Takes Ad War to McCain’s Home State

— blogs.wsj.com — Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. Four days out from Election Day, the Obama campaign is... trying to expand the playing field in to John McCain ’s backyard. David Plouffe , Barack Obama ’s campaign manager, told reporters this ... (more) Obama Takes Ad War to McCain’s Home State

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Plouffe Tamps Down Senate Speculation
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... WashPost catches up with the former Obama campaign manager, asks the Delaware native about rumors he may be appointed to Biden's Senate seat. Plouffe says he hasn't had a "single conversation" about the idea and has "no set plans yet." Adds he won't be going to the White House but says he'll help Obama from the outside in "any way I can."       ...

The Replacements
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... is Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth (currently head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs), Jan Schakowsky (long time Congresswoman from IL-9), Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes (who ran against Obama in the '04 Senate primary), and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. And, of course, the scandal-plagued Governor could always appoint himself. Joe Biden will also need a replacement for his seat in Delaware. Guess who's in the mix? Chris Cillizza says it could be David Plouffe. Lastly, who will replace Rahm Emanuel representing ...

Plouffe A Possibility for Biden's Senate Seat
News — ... Barack Obama's unsung campaign manager David Plouffe has a shot at becoming the next Senator from Delaware, reports The Fix's Chris Cillizza . With Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) set to become vice president in January, Plouffe could be considered for the seat. Plouffe went to high school in the state and attended the University of Delaware (though he famously ...

Plouffe Will Not Join Administration
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — According to The Fix, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe "dismissed the talk of a move from staffer to politician" -- insisting he is not thinking of seeking Vice President-elect Joe Biden's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat. ...

Plouffe's plans
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Obama's campaign manager, a hero of the cycle for Democrats, says he's not going into the administration, and shrugs off, but doesn't quite dismiss, Plouffe-for-Senate chatter. ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... . Candidates include Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D), Rep. Danny Davis (D) and Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson, Bevan writes. As for Sen. Biden's seat (D-Ill.), Obama campaign manager David Plouffe is emerging as a possible successor, writes The Fix's Chris Cillizza . Plouffe, the campaign's unsung hero, went to school in Delaware and has said that he won't join Obama's White House team, Cillizza notes. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] ...

The Unresolved Congressional Contests
DownWithTyranny! — ... And then there will be the interim appointments (2 years) to fill the Illinois and Delaware Senate seats being vacated by Obama and Biden-- both being made by Democratic governors. ...

Rumor Patrol: Plouffe For Senate?
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... Plouffe did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment; he told Chris Cillizza he hadn't had a single conversation about this with anyone. ...

David Corn: David Plouffe for DNC Chair?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Maybe he doesn't want the job. (His wife just gave birth to their second child.) And there have been far-fetched rumors that Plouffe, a Delaware native, could be appointed to fill Joe Biden's Senate seat. But Obama's victory is transformational in many ways, and one potential transformation could occur at the Democratic Party, with the party becoming something of a central command and midwife for a diverse array of Internet-enabled grassroots activity across the country in support of the Obama presidency and its policy initiatives. Making that happen would ...

Who Replaces Biden?
Swing State Project — ... Finally, as an out-of-the-box choice, Chris Cillizza says that some Beltway chatter is talking up Obama campaign manager David Plouffe for the job, who grew up and went to college in Delaware. ...