Top Kamala Harris Adviser Deletes His X Account After Vague Post Sparks Controversy
David Plouffe, a senior campaign advisor for Kamala Harris, recently deleted his account on X (formerly Twitter) after posting comments that seemingly criticized President Joe Biden’s role in her campaign’s struggles. Plouffe, who was instrumental in Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and later served as a senior advisor in the Obama White House, had joined Harris’s campaign after Biden exited. In his now-deleted post, he noted the hard work of the campaign staff but referred to their efforts as a recovery from a “deep hole” followed by a “devastating loss.” This comment received backlash from the public and sparked a wave of engagement before Plouffe deleted his account the following day.
Polls had indicated a competitive race, with Harris tied with Donald Trump shortly before election day, but ultimately Trump won decisively in all key swing states. Plouffe had previously expressed optimism about Harris’s chances of winning those states based on early voting data. His comments reflect both the challenges within her campaign and the tensions that can arise between allies in high-stakes political contexts.
Kamala Harris’ senior campaign advisor David Plouffe deleted his account on X after making a post appearing to suggest that President Joe Biden was the reason the vice president lost.
Plouffe made a name for himself in 2008 managing Democrat Barack Obama’s successful presidential campaign with Biden as his running mate.
Plouffe then became a senior advisor in the Obama White House and now serves on the Obama Foundation board.
Harris brought him in to help advise her campaign after Biden left the race in July.
In a now-deleted Wednesday post on X, Plouffe wrote, “It was a privilege to spend the last 100 days with [Kamala Harris] and the amazing staff led by [Jennifer O’Malley Dillon] who left it all on the field for their country.”
“We dug out of a deep hole but not enough,” he added. “A devastating loss. Thanks for being in the arena, all of you.”
Harris campaign advisor David Plouffe appears to delete his X account after taking a dig at Biden.
“We dug out of a deep hole but not enough. A devastating loss.” pic.twitter.com/tTtH5fJmyF
— Julianna Frieman (@JuliannaFrieman) November 7, 2024
Real Clear Politics average of polls had Republican Donald Trump ahead of Biden by 3.1 percent when the Democrat left the race on July 21.
Harris was tied with Trump in the RCP average at 48.5 percent the day before Tuesday’s election, so the campaign had made up ground, but Plouffe’s description of having to dig out of a “deep hole” apparently did not sit well with many.
The Hill reported, “Plouffe’s post was hit with swift backlash, with screenshots showing the comments sparking hundreds of [replies] and engagements.”
By 10 a.m. ET on Thursday his account had been deleted.
Plouffe had asserted during a CNN interview on Monday that Harris could win all seven swing states over Trump.
“And, you know, just a couple hours ago, reviewing all the early vote data, what we’re projecting for Election Day, how we think undecideds are breaking, we have a credible pathway to all seven states tomorrow night to go into Kamala Harris’s column,” Plouffe told CNN’s Erin Burnett.
“But we believe they’re all going to be close,” he added.
Things aren’t going well with the Democrats!
David Plouffe, who was the architect of the Kamala Harris campaign…just deleted his X account!
LMAO!!!!! pic.twitter.com/fbPpTTH6g2— Barry Cunningham (@barrycunningham) November 7, 2024
Trump in fact won all seven swing states and the presidency convincingly.
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