A review by judyward
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann

4.0

What really goes on during a presidential campaign? Especially in the months leading up to the early caucus decisions and the early primaries? Why do some candidates with seemingly slim resumes surge to the top and other, more experienced, candidates fall by the wayside? John Heilemann and Mark Halperin reveal the ups and downs, the strategies that work and those that back-fire, and the last-minute maneuvers that create campaigns. And while the book focuses on Barack Obama, Hillary and Bill Clinton, John McCain, and Sarah Palin, the other candidates in the 2008 race are not ignored. The book is based on hundreds of interviews with the participants in the campaigns and the gossipy, breezy style in which it is written makes this nonfiction book read like a novel.