Enter The Audacity to Win Book Club Discussion ContestWatch David Plouffe discuss The Audacity to Win on "Meet the Press"David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and reenergized the idea of democracy itself. The Audacity to Win is his story of that groundbreaking achievement, taking readers inside the remarkable campaign that l...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs seen on CBS This Morning, PBS NewsHour, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Pod Save America and moreA voter's playbook on making a difference in the 2020 election and beyond from the most recognized and most successful political strategist in the countryIf you've asked yourself the question, what more can I do to make sure Donald Trump does not continue to occupy the Oval Office ...

Since David Plouffe helped design the plan that brought candidate Obama to the White House, the lessons of that plan have become only more relevant. Today, conservative forces led by figures like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck threaten to derail the tremendous promise of Democrats’ recent gains, making the next election—and the ones beyond it—even more crucial. In this update to his bestselling book, The Audacity to Win, Plouffe shows how Democrats can build on the historic campaign of 2008 to...

A young reader's guide to the US presidential election process and what you can do to support a candidate even if you're not old enough to vote yet.You may not have a vote yet, but you do have a voice!In November 2020, one of the most pivotal elections in United States history took place. The American people chose our next president—and you have the power to play a major role in future choices. Now more than ever, young people around the world are standing up...

The thrilling, unlikely story of Barack Obama's first presidential campaign, as told by the volunteers and staff who propelled the longshot candidate to the presidencyIn the year leading up to the Iowa caucuses, few thought a freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama would be able to win the Democratic nomination--not to mention become the most popular leader in the world.But something was stirring. Hundreds of young people from all over the country began...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs seen on CBS This Morning, PBS NewsHour, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Pod Save America and moreA voter's playbook on making a difference in the 2020 election and beyond from the most recognized and most successful political strategist in the countryIf you've asked yourself the question, what more can I do to make sure Donald Trump does not continue to occupy the Oval Office ...

Enter The Audacity to Win Book Club Discussion ContestWatch David Plouffe discuss The Audacity to Win on "Meet the Press"David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and reenergized the idea of democracy itself. The Audacity to Win is his story of that groundbreaking achievement, taking readers inside the remarkable campaign that l...

Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize in politics.This book is the previously untold and epic story of how a political newcomer with no money and an alien name grew into the world’s most powerful leader. But it is also a uniquely intimate...

Four years ago, a bright young presidential candidate named Barack Obama campaigned on a theme of hope and change, and made history. Today, he finds himself in another bitter, divisive presidential race but without the buzzwords. Instead, an embattled president struggles with a dysfunctionally divided Congress, a controversial healthcare bill, a decade-long war, and a stagnant economy.Obama's Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, former corporate tycoon and former governor of Massach...

Veteran journalist David Corn—Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine and New York Times bestselling author of Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Bush—now brings us Showdown, the dramatic inside story of Barack Obama’s fight to save his presidency. With Bob Woodward-esque insight and narrative flair, Corn takes readers into the White House and behind the political scenes during the beleaguered president’s pivotal t...

A revealing, forward-looking examination of the outsize influence Google has had on the changing media Landscape.There are companies that create waves and those that ride or are drowned by them. As only he can, bestselling author Ken Auletta takes readers for a ride on the Google wave, telling the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses—from newspapers to books, to television, to movies, to telephones, to advertising, to Microsoft. With...

“A portrait of political campaigning that is more like what we hope than what we fear . . . a stout defense—indeed, the best I have read—of the Obama years.” —David Gergen, The New York Times Book ReviewNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDavid Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against entrenched orthodoxy...