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‘Brexit Was a Much Stronger Candidate Than Trump,’ Plouffe Says

The manager of Obama's 2008 bid says the success of the pro-Brexit campaign does not foreshadow Trump’s victory.

David Plouffe speaks during a Bloomberg Politics panel in Cleveland, on July 20, 2016. — David Plouffe speaks during a Bloomberg Politics panel in Cleveland, on July 20, 2016.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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Nicholas Johnston and

July 20, 2016, 5:45 PM UTCUpdated onJuly 20, 2016, 5:54 PM UTC

The manager of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential bid said Wednesday that the success of the pro-Brexit campaign does not foreshadow Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 U.S. election.

“You can’t draw an analogy,” said David Plouffe, who is now adviser at Uber, at a Bloomberg Politics event in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention.