{"id":2318350,"date":"2024-08-02T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-strategy-and-staff-recycles-obamas-2008-playbook-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:06:25","slug":"harris-strategy-and-staff-recycles-obamas-2008-playbook-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-strategy-and-staff-recycles-obamas-2008-playbook-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris strategy and staff recycles Obama\u2019s 2008 playbook &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-strategy-and-staff-recycles-obamas-2008-playbook-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Kamala Harris&#8217;s\u2062 2024\u2064 presidential campaign strategy, highlighting its similarities \u200dto Barack Obama&#8217;s\u2063 successful 2008 campaign. It\u200b notes \u2062that Harris, who was present \u2064at Obama&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-hit-presidential-motorcade-charged-with-dui\/\" title=\"DUI charges for man who hit Presidential motorcade\">campaign \u2062headquarters<\/a> on \u200bNew Year&#8217;s Eve\u200d in\u2064 2007, is now\u200d attempting to \u2063replicate aspects of his approach as she runs \u2062against Donald Trump. Key strategies include appealing to \u2063youth and Black voters \u200dthrough technology, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considering-kristi-noem-as-running-mate-i-think-shes-fantastic\/\" title=\"Trump thinks Kristi Noem would make a fantastic running mate.\">breaking gender barriers<\/a>. Harris has also\u2064 hired several of Obama&#8217;s former campaign staffers, including David Plouffe, Obama\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-trump-is-a-nazi-thats-not-going-to-work\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s claim that Trump is a Nazi won&#039;t be effective\">2008 campaign manager<\/a>, aiming to bring the same energy and expertise that contributed to Obama&#8217;s victory. The article emphasizes\u200b the strategic changes in her team to foster a collaborative and energized campaign \u200cenvironment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris strategy and staff recycles Obama&rsquo;s 2008 playbook<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1721373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>While many people celebrated New Year&rsquo;s Eve in 2007 with ambitions to overcome the financial crisis, then-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>San Francisco<\/a> District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> spent the holiday at then-Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama&rsquo;s<\/a> presidential campaign headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Obama ran a successful 2008 presidential campaign, becoming the first black president and winning in a landslide against then-Sen. John McCain. Harris witnessed it in person, and in 2024 against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, she is emulating aspects of it.<\/p>\n<p>And the parallels between Harris&rsquo;s 2024 campaign and Obama&rsquo;s presidential effort run deep.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is trying to make inroads with youth voters using technology. She is trying to become the first female president, &ldquo;breaking a glass ceiling&rdquo; that Hillary Clinton did not. She is trying to excite black voters in the same way Obama did. Harris is even hiring some of Obama&rsquo;s former staff members, adding 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe, 2012 deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter, and grassroots organizing strategist Mitch Stewart, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/08\/02\/kamala-harris-hires-new-senior-strategists-campaign-expands-portfolio-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Plouffe may be the most telling addition, given his critical role in Obama&rsquo;s presidential efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will be several new roles\/assignments,&rdquo; a source familiar with the changes afoot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/02\/plouffe-joins-harris-campaign-as-senior-adviser-00172478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;He is the biggest one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no one you&rsquo;d rather have in a foxhole with you in a battle like this,&rdquo; said David Axelrod, who worked with Plouffe plenty during the Obama campaigns. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s seasoned. He&rsquo;s brilliant. He&rsquo;s seen it all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Plouffe, campaign manager for Barack Obama, is shown in his Chicago campaign headquarters on Thursday, May 10, 2007. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plouffe will be working with Jen O&rsquo;Malley Dillon, President Joe Biden&rsquo;s former campaign manager and a 2012 Obama staffer who joined Harris after the president stepped down. He is plenty familiar with her, though.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s going to be like a consigliere to Jen and the campaign,&rdquo; Axelrod said. &ldquo;She will figure out how to use him, but he&rsquo;s not going to be anything but a team player.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is likely hope that the added team members for Harris&rsquo;s campaign can provide the same energy behind Obama&rsquo;s 2008 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This team is a reflection of the vice president,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Malley Dillon said Friday. &ldquo;It brings in people who have worked for her a long time, people who have been with her for the last few years of the administration. This team represents the vice president and how she looks at building consensus and also driving toward one united front to defeat Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There are still concrete differences between Harris&rsquo;s 2024 campaign and Obama&rsquo;s 2008 haul. While this is the first time she has been the Democratic nominee for president, she was on Biden&rsquo;s 2020 ticket, so her name recognition changes the dynamic. She&rsquo;s more well-known, but she&rsquo;s also tied to the administration&rsquo;s failings. Obama had neither of those things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obama also immensely benefited from running while unpopular Republican President George W. Bush was on his way out. That stain on the party likely dragged down McCain&rsquo;s bid and boosted Obama&rsquo;s. Harris will not get that boost, so in that way, she will have to pave her own path as well.<\/p>\n<p>Harris does have the advantage of running against a former incumbent with baggage: Trump. The majority of voters have already made up their mind about him. The Republican nominee is also a proven presidential winner and loser, something Obama never faced. The vice president may tool her staff with key Obama figures, but this year&rsquo;s race looks dramatically different.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1721373\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1721373\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris&#8217;s campaign strategy and team draw from Obama&#8217;s 2008 playbook. While many celebrated New Year&#8217;s Eve in 2007 with hopes of overcoming the financial crisis, Kamala Harris, then the District Attorney of San Francisco, spent that night at Barack Obama\u2019s presidential campaign headquarters. Obama\u2019s successful 2008 run made him the first Black president, as he won decisively against John McCain. Now, in her 2024 campaign against Republican nominee Donald Trump, Harris is mirroring several elements of Obama&#8217;s approach.<\/p>\n<p>The similarities between Harris&#8217;s current campaign and Obama&#8217;s are significant. She aims to connect with younger voters through technology and seeks to become the first female president\u2014an achievement that eluded Hillary Clinton. Additionally, she is working to energize Black voters similarly to how Obama did during his candidacy. To bolster her efforts, Harris has recruited former members of Obama\u2019s team including David Plouffe (the 2008 campaign manager), Stephanie Cutter (deputy campaign manager in 2012), and grassroots strategist Mitch Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Plouffe&#8217;s involvement is particularly noteworthy due to his pivotal role in Obama&#8217;s campaigns; sources indicate he will take on several new responsibilities within Harris&#8217;s team. David Axelrod praised Plouffe as an invaluable asset for navigating a challenging political landscape due to his extensive experience.<\/p>\n<p>Plouffe will collaborate with Jen O&#8217;Malley Dillon\u2014who managed Biden\u2019s successful campaign and previously worked for Obama\u2014indicating a strong connection between their strategies moving forward. O&#8217;Malley Dillon emphasized that this new team reflects Harris&#8217;s leadership style focused on consensus-building aimed at uniting efforts against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are key differences between Harris&#8217;s current bid and Obama&#8217;s past success. This marks her first time as the Democratic presidential nominee; although she was part of Biden\u2019s ticket in 2020 which gives her name recognition, it also ties her to any shortcomings of that administration\u2014a factor not present for Obama at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, while Obama benefited from running against an unpopular George W. Bush nearing the end of his presidency\u2014which likely hindered McCain\u2019s chances\u2014Harris does not have such an advantage this election cycle but faces Trump instead who comes with his own set of challenges and established voter opinions about him.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while Kamala Harris is leveraging lessons from Barack Obama&#8217;s historic run by assembling a familiar team and targeting key demographics effectively for her own presidential aspirations in 2024 against Donald Trump, she must navigate a distinctly different political landscape than what Obama faced back in 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2318351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-Obama.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37044,37045,32504,8037],"class_list":["post-2318350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris-strategy","tag-obama-2008-playbook","tag-political-strategy","tag-staff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-Obama.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}