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"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 , which is out this week.
Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
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 (more) Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
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
The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory ...
amazon.com — The architect of the Obama campaign reveals how it all happened- and how it will revolutionize our... politics David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and ... (more) The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of ...
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... "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, on ...

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David Plouffe: Dems Should Thank John McCain For Picking PalinHuffington Post
Barack Obama's campaign manager accused former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Sunday of co-opting the Republican Party and driving it toward the ideological fringe. In an appearance promoting his book on NBC's "Meet the Press," David Plouffe said that Democrats should "thank John McCain for ...
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 ...
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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 ...
"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 ...
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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 put together a three-quarters of a billion dollar operation," Plouffe said when he announced that he was writing the book last December . He ...
A Year Ago.INSTAPUTZ
Watching David Plouffe on Meet the Press , I was reminded how quietly compelling the guy was during the campaign. It's clear that John McCain had no counterpart to David Plouffe, one of the many reasons he got filleted. Every Sunday morning I become evermore grateful.
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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 ...
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Plouffe Unloads on EdwardsTaylor Marsh
George Stephanopoulos has a “read it here first” post up on David Plouffe’s new book before David Gregory has him first on “Meet the Press.” Plouffe is still the most popular guy at the political party. But get this, I called it right about Wright, ...
Plouffe, Wright, and EdwardsTaylor Marsh
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Plouffe, Wright, Clinton, and EdwardsTaylor Marsh
updated George Stephanopoulos has a “read it here first” post up on David Plouffe’s new book before David Gregory has him first on “Meet the Press.” Plouffe is still the most popular guy at the political party. But get this, I called it right about ...
Plouffe Book: Bill Clinton 'Complications' Doomed Hillary as VP finalist, and Obama Predicted Palin Choice Would BackfirePolitics Daily
The juiciest parts of advance excerpts from the new book by David Plouffe, President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, concern the vice presidential selection process in both parties. Obama seriously considered Hillary Clinton but concluded Bill Clinton posed too many complications, Plouffe writes. ...
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Meet the Press: David Plouffe, Treasury Sec Geithner This Week: Valerie Jarrett Face the Nation: David Axelrod, Sen. Lieberman State of the Union: House Minority Leader Boehner Fox News Sunday: Rush Limbaugh, Carl Cameron, Major Garrett
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Yes, it's holiday book-publishing-buying time. But before we get to Sarah Palin's book in two weeks, we have David Plouffe 's book. You'll remember him as campaign manager for that audacious Illinois guy who creamed the Palin-McCain Republican ticket last year, talking about change to ...
Tim Kaine, MenschThe New Republic blogs
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'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