Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party - Softcover

Corn, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062117114 ISBN 13: 9780062117113

Publisher: Harperluxe, 2012

Synopsis

Veteran journalist David Corn--Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine and New York Times bestselling author of Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Bush--now brings us Showdown, the dramatic inside story of Barack Obama's fight to save his presidency. With Bob Woodward-esque insight and narrative flair, Corn takes readers into the White House and behind the political scenes during the beleaguered president's pivotal third year, and explores the most earth-shaking events of the Obama presidency--from the game changing 2010 elections to the Arab Spring, the debt ceiling battle with Congressional Republicans, the killing of Osama bin Laden and beyond.

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Review:

"" Showdown" focuses on key moments of Obama's presidency."--Mackenzie Weinger, "Politico.com"

"Insta-history of Obama... good."--David Weigel, "Slate.com"

""Showdown" chronicles the administration over the past two years."--"USA Today"

"A great book - the real inside story. If you want to understand the Obama White House and how Washington works, you have to read it."--Chris Matthews

"Best account yet of how Obama strategizes."--Jefferson Morley, Salon.com

A great book - the real inside story. If you want to understand the Obama White House and how Washington works, you have to read it. --Chris Matthews"

Best account yet of how Obama strategizes. --Jefferson Morley, Salon.com"

A dramatic behind-the-scenes account of the decision making that occured within the Obama White House following the disastrous-for-Democrats 2010 midterm election... shows how Obama got his groove back in time for the 2012 campaign. --"Huffington Post""

Through the lens of policy battles, you get a remarkably vivid pen portrait of Obama himself and how he thinks. --Kevin Drum, "Mother Jones""

Fine book about how the Obama administration maneuvered to it s advantage in the face of the catastrophic loses of the 2010 midterm elections. --Charles P. Pierce, "Esquire""

From the Back Cover:

In Showdown, the veteran political journalist and New York Times bestselling author David Corn goes behind the scenes at the White House to recount the dramatic tale of the pivotal period of the Obama presidency, from the game-changing 2010 midterm elections to the beginning of the critical 2012 campaign season--a tumultuous time that tested the president as never before and set the stage for a titanic clash over the future of the nation.

Drawing on interviews with White House officials, Obama's inner circle, members of Congress, and others, Corn takes the reader into the Oval Office and the back rooms of Congress for a fast-paced account of the major events and captures the dilemmas faced by a president assailed by disappointed progressives and defiantly obstructionist Republicans determined to see his defeat.

The book offers revelations and an enlightening look at the turbulent American political scene during one of the most consequential moments of the nation's history; it explains the fascinating and complicated leader at the heart of this vortex, Barack Obama.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperluxe
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062117114
• ISBN 13: 9780062117113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 581