David Plouffe As I was preparing to speak with David Plouffe it occurred to me that Plouffe is the now legendary campaign manager who coached President Barack Obama in the fine art of answering sharp questions. There was no way I was going to get him to pull the goalie during our interview. There would be no accidental slips on his part, no spontaneous sound bites. The best I could hope for ...

Last night, Barack Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe came to the First Parish Church to preach to the Cambridge choir about the great 2008 presidential campaign (and to promote his new book, The Audacity to Win , which covers the campaign process). While the evening progressed mostly as expected (Gobama!, softball questions at the end), Plouffe did toss out some decent soundbites throughout ...

Without a victory in Iowa, Barack Obama's campaign would have ended very quickly, according to campaign manager David Plouffe who spoke at Dominican University last week as part of a tour promoting his newly released book, "The Audacity to Win." by Sam Chapman

Nov. 18: Former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss the driving force behind the historic campaign, the impact of vice presidential selections, as well as the president’s approval rating. (Other)

A senior adviser to former North Carolina senator John Edwards approached representatives for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in an effort to secure a vice presidential nomination during the 2008 election, according to a new book by Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe.

Plouffe, who is on tour to support his new book about the campaign, The Audacity to Win, has been credited with running one of the best presidential bids in America’s history, managing to win the 2008 election with a grassroots campaign in support of a relatively unknown and untested politician.

PORTSMOUTH — At midnight on Jan. 8, 2008, when Dixville Notch handed Barack Obama a decisive victory (with a whopping seven votes) to kick off presidential primary voting in New Hampshire, campaign manager David Plouffe was a happy man.

In late 2002, an obscure Illinois state senator, Barack Obama, was eyeing a run in the 2004 Democratic Party primary for a U.S. Senate seat. He would be up against seemingly prohibitive favorites, one who would have the backing of the party’s establishment, the other with a personal fortune to spend.

The Audacity to Win The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory By David Plouffe (Viking; 390 pages; $27.95) In late 2002, an obscure Illinois state senator, Barack Obama, was eyeing a run in the 2004 Democratic Party primary for a U.S....

David Plouffe David Plouffe , at 42-years-old, has likely reached the pinnacle of his career. He successfully guided a little known junior senator from Illinois to the highest echelon of national power while galvanizing an electorate burnt out from eight years of rancorous political discourse. In, "The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory," Plouffe ...