David Plouffe

White House Profile

David Plouffe

Former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor

David Plouffe managed Barack Obama’s successful 2008 presidential campaign and served as one of his Senior Advisors. Plouffe began his political career working for Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's 1990 re-election campaign, and has since been a part of large range of campaigns at the state and federal level. From 1997 to 1998, Plouffe worked in the House of Representatives as Democratic leader Dick Gephardt's Deputy Chief of Staff. A native of Delaware, Plouffe is a graduate of the University of Delaware.

David Plouffe's Posts

Economy

David Plouffe: Get Into State of the Union

January 24, 2012 at 5:38 PM EDT

David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to President Obama, sends an email to the White House email list encouraging folks to tune in to the State of the Union Address tonight at 9:00 pm. ET.

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Economy

State of the Union 2012: We Want to Hear From You

January 20, 2012 at 12:45 PM EDT

The White House has scheduled online opportunities to ask questions of Administration officials in the days following the President's address to the nation.

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Fiscal Responsibility

Compromise Isn’t a Dirty Word

July 15, 2011 at 4:07 PM EDT

President Obama speaks to a group of young Americans in Massachusetts about the importance of compromise in our democracy -- even from people who care passionately about their position.

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What I’m Hearing from You Through Advise the Advisor

February 16, 2011 at 12:48 PM EDT

David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the President, responds to some of your Advise the Advisor feedback.

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