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`Pfeiffer, Pod Save America co-host and former Obama senior adviser, in an entertaining work of memoir-cum-political strategy, spells out the strengths of his old boss as campaigner and president and seeks to shed light on why Donald Trump won in 2016. With the goal of ensuring the liberal cause isn't lost in future elections, Pfeiffer describes how he was hired by Obama during the 2008 campaign and how for the next six years he had a front-row seat to the president's triumphs and struggles. Taking a conversational, occasionally snarky tone, he brings the reader into high-level meetings, such as one over tax cuts held in the vice-president's office; a fund-raiser attended by Kanye West; and his own awkward moments (he once split his pants in the Oval Office while preparing the president for a press conference). Throughout, Pfeiffer offers advice in bold type, based on the successes of Obama and Trump, on running a winning campaign, using Twitter, dealing with fake news, and other topics crucial to elections. The path back for Democrats is pretty clear, he writes, and it doesn't mean becoming more like Trump. Those who share Pfeiffer's admiration of Obama and his hopes for a Democratic resurgence-and, of course, fans of his podcast-will love both the chatty insider anecdotes and the advice.' Publishers Weekly -- Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *

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Dan Pfeiffer is a co-host of the popular political podcast Pod Save America. One of Barack Obama's longest serving advisors, he was White House Director of Communications under President Obama (2009-2013) and Senior Adviser to the President (2013-2015).

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