Book description
Forget everything you think you know about the making of the most
powerful man on the planet. President Barack Obama's triumph was not
inevitable: it was the end product of a brilliant, calculated,
convention-defying political campaign. In a race that will be talked
about for years to come, he faced down his rivals with ruthless focus
and efficiency.
Race of a Lifetime is the gripping inside story of those
thrilling months: from the meteoric rise of Obama and the collapsing
House of Clinton to the erratic John McCain and the bewildering Sarah
Palin.
Brimming with exclusive revelations, this compulsively readable book
lays bare the characters of the candidates, warts and all; exposes the
inner workings of their operations; and charts the true path to the
White House. It's a tour de force: the sometimes shocking,
often funny, and ultimately definitive account of the campaign of a lifetime.
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin are two of the most acclaimed
political reporters in the United States, with unrivalled access to the
presidential candidates and their teams throughout the campaign. John
Heilemann is the national political correspondent and columnist for New
York magazine. He is a National Magazine Award finalist, and a former
staff writer for the
New Yorker
, the
Economist
, and
Wired
. Mark Halperin is editor-at-large and senior political analyst for
Time
, founding editor of The Page on time. com, and former political
director of ABC News.
