Double Down

February 15, 2014

Here, seasoned political journalists Halperin and Heilemann (coauthors, Race of a Lifetime) cover all the important players, pawns, and big campaign donors as well as the general chicanery in and around Washington during the 2012 presidential election. Much like another of the authors' previous works, Game Change, which covered the 2008 presidential election, this book is the result of hundreds of interviews that provide a wealth of insider information. Going inside meeting rooms and listening in on secret phone calls, the authors take listeners behind the scenes to view the Washington elite, including the seemingly unflappable Barack Obama losing his cool and the often remote Mitt Romney sharing thoughts on a level deeper than was seen when he was stumping on the campaign trail. Not only focused on the 2012 election, this work provides information on the state of both parties and their futures. The fine performance by veteran narrator Robert Frass makes for easy listening of the 19 hours of content. VERDICT Best for political junkies.--Sean Kennedy, Cleveland Marshall Coll. Law Lib

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