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Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist, podcaster, and author. He served as White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.
Known for: Un-Trumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again, Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
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Un-Trumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
In this political analysis and call to action, Dan Pfeiffer, former White House communications director under President Barack Obama, outlines a strategy for Democrats to rebuild American democracy in...
Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
A memoir and political commentary by Dan Pfeiffer, former White House communications director under President Barack Obama. The book reflects on the Obama years, the rise of digital media in politics,...
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Diagnosing the Problem
Before we can rebuild a functioning democracy, we must soberly assess what broke. The Trump presidency was the culmination, not the cause, of a political ecosystem sustained by disinformation, polarization, and a deliberate assault on truth itself. The Republican Party, long before Trump, had discov...
From Un-Trumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
The Role of Media and Messaging
I’ve spent most of my professional life thinking about communication and messaging—what moves people, what cuts through noise, and how stories shape our politics. The right understood the power of narrative decades ago. They built an entire media ecosystem that did not aim to inform, but to persuade...
From Un-Trumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Early career and entry into politics: Describes Pfeiffer’s path from campaign work to joining Barack Obama’s team during the 2008 presidential campaign.
My journey into politics didn’t begin in the corridors of power; it started in the messy, exhausting trenches of campaign life. I was young and a bit idealistic, drawn less by ambition for position and more by curiosity about how things worked. Over the years, working on campaigns taught me two fund...
From Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
Inside the Obama campaign: Explores the innovative use of technology, social media, and grassroots organizing that defined Obama’s rise.
The Obama campaign wasn’t just an election; it was a movement powered by connectivity. We didn’t invent technology, but we recognized its potential earlier than anyone else in politics. We saw what social media could do when used as a tool for empowerment, not manipulation. Instead of broadcasting o...
From Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
About Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist, podcaster, and author. He served as White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. Pfeiffer is also a co-host of the political podcast 'Pod Save America' and has written extensively on U.S. politics and media strate...
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Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist, podcaster, and author. He served as White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. Pfeiffer is also a co-host of the political podcast 'Pod Save America' and has written extensively on U.S. politics and media strate...
Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist, podcaster, and author. He served as White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. Pfeiffer is also a co-host of the political podcast 'Pod Save America' and has written extensively on U.S. politics and media strategy.
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Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist, podcaster, and author. He served as White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.
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