Some interesting inside stories

It's a well researched book and I found it interesting all the way through. Being somewhat of a political nerd, a lot of the details I already knew but there were some interesting tidbits that were new to me.

Here's my problem with the book. I feel as though the writers didn't like writing about this. It seemed to pain them to talk about any of it. They also seem to dislike every single person they wrote about, from the lower level Biden staff all the way to the stars of the Democratic party and almost every candidate in the Democratic primary... All of them are either power hungry, selfish, egotistical, lazy, lacking in imagination, difficult to work with, demanding or disorganized etc... They're all bad and the Trump people are even worse. The only person they did not disparage was Pete Buttigieg. I'm not kidding, they hate everyone but even with that, they struggled to paint Joe as a bad person. Theres also a twinge of sexism in their portrayal of Kamala Harris in my opinion. They end the book with so much negativity it's almost comical. There's no big message at the end other than everyone sucks

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Take with a grain is fault.

Normally I love books about the chaos and rush of political campaigns. But as Luck would have it, the clear anti-Trump bias puts this book in the category of “hit piece.” Makes it far less interesting than an author(s) who hides their voting record. I vote on PASS.

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Deep dive inside...

Found myself feeling the suspense all over again. Extremely well done. Real appreciation for campaign leaders.

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Reads like a suspense thriller!

Even though at this point we know what the outcome is going to be, nonetheless you’ll be biting your nails as the election tallies slowly roll in state by state. The authors have captured well the personalities of the key players especially the presidential candidates themselves. I appreciated that even though Trump is so often his own caricature, the authors themselves never caricature the ex-president or Republicans. I hope Democrats keep in mind how close this election was and how lucky their candidate, so as not to lose the second round.

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an interesting book

this is really interesting. spends more time looking start of campaign than general campaign but still good.

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Great book if you are crazy about politics

So interesting. Enjoyed the look into the different campaigns and styles. End felt rushed but maybe I was left just wanting more. Is there a sequel coming?

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Very engaging political history

Well written deep dive tht digests the last insane couple of years in a way that didn't feel pandery or hyper critical. Really fun insider nuggets for political wonks.

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Excellent insider peek

Awesome look at the inside of the campaign. Hilarious from start to finish. Warning: lots of profanity.

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good information and well presented

a political and social experiment no one wanted to know was true...but it is

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Entertaining and Invigorating

As someone who's read many books on campaigns, this one is one of the most exciting I've read. I reads more like a fast pace John Grisham thriller than it does political book. what I found most interesting is the incredible insight it gives into the relationships and interactions between prominent people that we normally only through speeches and TV appearances. but this book shows who they really are, their hopes, fears, and insecurities and how they handle the stress of one of the most stressful undertakings a human can endure