David Plouffe, Key Obama Ally, Endorses Hillary

David Plouffe, who managed the 2008 presidential campaign of then-Sen. Barack Obama, Saturday endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"Now, to be honest, during the most intense days of the 2008 primary, I would never have imagined writing this piece," Plouffe, who now works in the private sector, said in a post of Medium. "And I doubt Team Clinton felt any differently about me.

"We’ve come a long way," he added. "Still, eight years after that historic night in Des Moines, there’s so much left to do."

Plouffe was referring to Saturday's annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, a major Democratic event in Iowa, which holds its caucuses in February in the first test of the 2016 presidential season.

"And Americans still need a president who will wake up every day, prepared to overcome any obstacle on their behalf," he added. "Hillary Clinton should —? and I believe will ?—? be that president."

Plouffe's endorsement is expected to encourage Obama supporters to back Clinton, MSNBC reports. The president remains popular among Democrats.

On Twitter, Clinton thanked Plouffe for his backing:

Thank you, @davidplouffe. https://t.co/rRXnLazrPU -H

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 24, 2015

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