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Tag: Plouffe

Race Wasn’t a Factor for Obama Campaigners

Shortly after winning the presidential election, Barack Obama’s campaign bigwigs sat down with “60 Minutes.” Asked how they dealt with the candidate’s race, David Plouffe and gang said they just didn’t.

Posted on Nov 10, 2008 READ MORE | 2 COMMENTS

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Karl Rove Praises Obama’s Campaign Team

Bush’s brain gets inside the minds of Obama campaign manager David Plouffe and strategist David Axelrod to explain the president-elect’s success: “Messrs. Plouffe and Axelrod understood that over the last 28 years only 11 of 20 eligible Americans on average cast a presidential ballot. They focused on registering and motivating the other nine who don’t usually vote.” Yes, he wrote “Messrs.”

Posted on Nov 6, 2008 READ MORE | 8 COMMENTS

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Economy Changing the Game for Obama, McCain

With just a month to go before the presidential election, the Obama and McCain campaigns are making some strategy changes in reaction to the seismic shifts that shook the economy over recent weeks. The forecast currently looks better, to some analysts, for Obama than McCain, but McCain’s supporters don’t see it that way.

Posted on Oct 4, 2008 READ MORE | 4 COMMENTS

Obama Scores a Win in Wyoming

Democratic candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in Saturday’s Wyoming caucuses, a win The Washington Post framed as “expected” but still one that Obama’s campaign manager called “very important” for the Illinois senator.