“If you look at the mechanics of our campaign,  how we raised money, how we turned out votes, how we managed the caucus process-all these piece were incredibly complex, and we had to build it from scratch …. There is nobody I trust more.”

-          President Barack Obama on David Plouffe (from Esquire)

“Plouffe is the unsung hero…. (He has) an unparalleled understanding of the (campaign) process, which proved absolutely critical.”

-          David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Obama