The Battle for America

by Johnson, Haynes

• ISBN13: 9780143117704
• ISBN10: 014311770X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-25
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

The election of 2008 shattered political barriers, illuminated under-currents of race, gender, and class, and ignited an extraordinary battle among some of the most formidable political rivals ever to seek the presidency in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. It was an election that played out against a back-drop of wars, a failing economy, and deep pessimism about the future. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dan Balz is the lead political reporter for The Washington Post and a regular commentator on Face the Nation and Meet the Press. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
Hayes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of fourteen books, holds the Knight Chair in Journalism at the University of Maryland and lives in Washington, D.C. Both are regular guests on Washington Week on PBS, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and the Today show.

Table of Contents

To the Reader	p. xiii
Takeoff	p. 1
They're Off
Obama	p. 17
Johnnie Boy	p. 35
Hillary	p. 45
The People
"Very Scary Times"	p. 57
The Democrats
Hillary for President	p. 71
The Unraveling	p. 89
Iowa: Round One	p. 100
Iowa: Round Two	p. 111
Five Days in New Hampshire	p. 129
Disintegration	p. 146
An Uncivil War	p. 155
Clash of Dynasties	p. 169
King Caucus	p. 179
The Fighter	p. 190
Politics in Black and White	p. 200
Over the Top	p. 215
The Republicans
Looking for Reagan	p. 227
Prisoner of War	p. 235
The Implosion	p. 247
No Surrender	p. 260
Can Anybody Play This Game?	p. 269
Phoenix Rising	p. 278
The Election
America: Decision Time	p. 289
Citizen of the World	p. 299
Mile High in Denver	p. 314
Palinmania	p. 325
Collapse	p. 345
Endgame	p. 353
President-elect	p. 368
Interlude	p. 376
Epilogue: The Inauguration	p. 387
Afterword to the Paperback Edition	p. 391
Acknowledgments	p. 403
Notes and Sources	p. 405
Index	p. 413
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