David Plouffe

former Campaign Manager for Barack Obama

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Senior advisor at AKPD Message and Media, former campaign manager for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and author of The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory

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