The 2008 race to the White House has been documented more thoroughly than any other. It kept bloggers, commentators, humorists busy on a daily basis for almost two years. So you might think you’ve heard it all. But two veteran political reporters say you haven’t.
We speak with Mark Halperin, political analyst for Time magazine and John Heilemann, national political correspondent for New York magazine. They co-authored "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime."
Their book reveals behind-the-scene episodes from the campaign –the Clintons’ sporadic bursts of anger, doubts about Sarah Palin’s mental health among McCain staffers, Elizabeth Edwards’ breakdowns over John’s extramarital affair… But what does it bring to our larger understanding of the campaign?
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The show is a co-production of WNYC Radio and Public Radio International, in collaboration with New York Times Radio and WGBH Boston.
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Comments [1]
I can't believe anything you say you are a right wing nut.You don't talk to real people. You write on what republicans say. I have been signing up voter and get more republicans signing up to vote democrat they are mad that they didnot pass the unemployment bill.they say they are of republicans always saying no and the T Party putting up races nuts And want no more to do with them they they have no new ideas.but to blame Obama .They he is doing what he promised. Saying no does not put people to work.
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