May 09 2010
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“ David Plouffe, the Obama campaign manager, created a culture where everyone from the baggage handlers to the senior strategists felt that their role was crucial to the larger effort, and the White House staff members echo that now. “This is the way I can make my small contribution,” Lesser says. “I’ll be able to look my children in the eye and say, ‘When I was in my 20s, I was a small part of something way bigger than myself.’