Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
Description |
xiii, 428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-391) and index. |
Contents |
The shellacking -- Tea Party tempest -- Obama Derangement Syndrome -- Strangled in the bathtub -- Fox Nation -- The Voter-Suppression Project -- The new Chicago machine -- The cave -- Not so great communicator? -- Missing the schmooze gene -- The Keeper of the Essence -- "We got him!" -- Obama's low point -- The clown car -- Playground of the superrich -- The Book of Mitt -- Boston Mad Men -- A message built to last? -- Obamacare's close shave -- The machine hums -- Demography as destiny -- In the scrum -- Makers versus takers -- The first debate -- The homestretch -- Shell-shocked. |
Summary |
A narrative thriller about the battle royale surrounding Barack Obama's quest for a second term amid widespread joblessness and one of the most poisonous political climates in American history. |
Subject |
Obama, Barack.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
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Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2012.
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Added Title |
Obama and his enemies |
ISBN |
9781451646078 hardback |
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1451646070 hardback |
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9781451646085 trade paperback |
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1451646089 trade paperback |
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