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David Plouffe Lambastes GOP 'Clown Show'

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:48:09 CDT

David Plouffe is making the talk-show rounds this morning, and CNN reports that he's wasting zero time in bashing Newt Gingrich for accusing President Obama of politicizing the Trayvon Martin killing , and dismissing the GOP nomination race at large as a "clown show." Gingrich "is clearly in the last throes...

Obama to Dems: No Cash for You

Kevin Spak — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:09:17 CST

For Democrats who President Obama showered with cash in 2008 and 2010, well, they'd better get ready to raise their own darn money this time around. As in the last two election cycles, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi recently asked the Obama for America campaign and the Democratic National Committee...

DC's 50 Most Powerful People

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:39:34 CST

Who are the real power brokers in Washington? GQ names the top 50 in its biennial list of the most powerful people in DC—although, the magazine notes, "People with the last names Obama and Biden not included." The top five: Eric Cantor : The House majority leader is definitely the...

Mitch Daniels: Lay Off of Rick Perry

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:27:48 CDT

Mitch Daniels has some advice for those who are writing Rick Perry's political eulogy : Hold your horses. "It's way too early to know, or to issue, to pronounce last rites over one performance," Daniels said today. "There's still many of these (debates), too many maybe. ... I'd cut him some slack...

Cantor: We Dragged Obama 'Kicking and Screaming'

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:17:05 CDT

According to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, President Obama had to be dragged “kicking and screaming to the table to cut spending,” he said on Fox News Sunday . Cantor says White House senior adviser David Plouffe is being dishonest in his claim that Obama was the one leading that discussion,...

White House Begins Staff Overhaul

Matt Cantor — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:03:05 CST

President Obama is readying a reorganization of his staff, altering his economic team and choosing new defense and press secretaries, among other changes. The aims: an executive branch operating at its full potential, progress with a Republican Congress, and an eye on reelection, the New York Times reports. “This is...

Obama Planning Sweeping Staff Shakeup

Kevin Spak — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:17:56 CST

President Obama has pushed back his staff shakeup until January, but it may be bigger than expected when it actually comes, Politico reports. The biggest addition will be David Plouffe, who, alongside interim chief of staff Pete Rouse, is expected to tighten up what had been a chaotic organization revolving...

Plouffe: Dems Can Hang On

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:28:31 CDT

With their party in a full-blown November panic, two top Democrats went on the offensive today, with David Plouffe telling Meet the Press that Dems "can maintain control in both chambers if we make this a choice between" his party's candidates and a "crave and crass" GOP. Plouffe said the...

Reps Get Last Health Reform Jabs In

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:51:14 CDT

If you hadn't heard, the House votes on a little thing some like to call health care reform today—and the debate got an early start on the Sunday shows with Democrats signaling they had the votes, and Republicans digging in their heels. David Plouffe and Karl Rove also went...