Campaign HQ with David Plouffe

Iowa’s Big Stage

Iowa’s Big Stage

Campaign HQ with David Plouffe - October 31, 2019 - 1:03:10

The campaign enters a new phase this weekend. The big Iowa Democratic Party dinner has historically played a key role in determining the caucus winner. Paul Tewes, Democratic strategist and the Iowa state director for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, discusses the advantage of a campaign getting hot late. Then, a conversation with Obama’s director of field operations Mitch Stewart about the art of the ground game.

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David Plouffe, former President Barack Obama’s campaign manager and White House Senior Advisor, takes a deep dive into key states in the crucial midterm elections - and what it will take to win them. Plouffe’s guests are key operatives, local political reporters and independent pollsters, who don’t just have opinions about what is happening–they know what is happening, because they are the ones in the arena.