Jen Psaki talks with David Plouffe, Barack Obama's 2008 campaign manager, about the balance of the congressional elections just a few months away from midterm elections, and the challenge Republicans face carrying the burden of Donald Trump's unpopularity when Trump's only campaign idea is to promote himself.
Is this a great way to audition and select our leaders, especially for executive offices? Not particularly.
In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.
Democrats are barreling toward an identity crisis: When Donald Trump is gone, they're not sure what they'll stand for. - Top party strategists are warning they can't win back the White House in 2028 by coasting on voters' dissatisfaction with the president and MAGA. Why it matters: Democrats expect to pick up congressional seats in this year's midterms by riding an anti-Trump wave — and history suggests they're probably right. But some in the party worry they could learn the wrong lessons from victory. - "You can't win a presidential election on opposition alone," Jim Messina, who was Barack Obama's 2012 campaign manager, told Axios. - "The midterms are going to be 85-90% driven by voter opposition to Trump and maybe 10-15% based on…