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Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
John Heilemann
4.08 AVERAGE
299 reviews for:
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
John Heilemann
4.08 AVERAGE
Juicy, but not as detail-laden as it could have been. Indulges in too much gossip. Also, negative portrayal of Hillary is not the the way to get a five-star rating from me.
Only on Chapter 5 and totally engrossed. It's even more exciting and dramatic than the side the public was privy to. It brings back all the urgency and novelty of the 2008 election.
really entertaining gossip, in a cringeworthy sort of way. seems to support the idea that most people in politics are mentally unbalanced.
A very good read.
At the end of it all, it doesn't matter whether the authors had a Democratic or an Obama bias. It's about what's needed to run a campaign and win elections. The President is called a Chief Executive for a reason. And anyone who knows what a CEO does would also know that a very important aspect of a successful organization is the people in the organization. The ones who devise strategy, the ones who can get the money, the ones who know how to market the organization & its vision - and they all should believe that their CEO could do it. Obama's campaign got it right. Hillary Clinton's and John McCain's did not. They did not lose because of Obama; they lost because of their own people. Also, as I see it, this book is not as much about Obama and his campaign as about Clinton and McCain and their campaigns. It's a "what not to do" if you want to win elections.
I think it would be a really good read for anyone studying in B-school and would make a great case study for any corporate strategy class.
At the end of it all, it doesn't matter whether the authors had a Democratic or an Obama bias. It's about what's needed to run a campaign and win elections. The President is called a Chief Executive for a reason. And anyone who knows what a CEO does would also know that a very important aspect of a successful organization is the people in the organization. The ones who devise strategy, the ones who can get the money, the ones who know how to market the organization & its vision - and they all should believe that their CEO could do it. Obama's campaign got it right. Hillary Clinton's and John McCain's did not. They did not lose because of Obama; they lost because of their own people. Also, as I see it, this book is not as much about Obama and his campaign as about Clinton and McCain and their campaigns. It's a "what not to do" if you want to win elections.
I think it would be a really good read for anyone studying in B-school and would make a great case study for any corporate strategy class.
An engaging story, replete with figurative language that is "as limp as an overcooked Chinatown noodle."
Where was I? Some of this stuff I knew, but a lot of it? I had no idea. Elizabeth Edwards is a shrew? I know Palin is a wackadoo, but during prep for interviews and debates, her behavior resembled a toddler's with her refusal to speak, crossing her arms, and refusing to look anyone in the eye. The extent of her lack of knowledge about basic history is astounding. I mean, I knew some of it, but holy crap, what a dumbass! This was an intensely readable book. It does skewer everyone but Obama, who's only given mild criticisms. Is it biased? Or was there just not a lot of bad stuff happening from that side? Sure there's some mild criticism, but nothing of the level given to McCain, Palin, Edwards, or Hillary.
A very interesting, in-depth look at the campaign that seemed unbiased especially after spending over a year writing about a fictional campaign. Each candidate was portrayed very realistically (and alarmingly!). I feel like everyone who read What Happened by HRC should also read this - shows her in a very different light. It seems like ever Election we are voting between candidates that are not the best choices — how we can change that?
This was a fun read. It occassionally feels like a mildly sleazy tell-all thanks to certain people's sleezy antics (ahem, we're talking to you Messrs. Edwards and Clinton). The insight into the day-to-day workings of the Obama and Clinton campaigns was intriguing and not nearly so dry as I half expected it to be. Predictably, the sections on the implosion of Sarah Palin are among the most fascinating. More than ever I am immensely relieved that McCain got nowhere near the Oval Office; though, having read this, I get the sense that he might be just as relieved as I am.
A fascinating, extremely readable look inside the 2008 presidential campaigns.