Obama: From Promise to Power
Author: Mendell, David |
| | ISBN | : | 9780061736667 | | Format | : | Paperback | | Publisher | : | HarperCollins Publishers | | Publish Date | : | 01-SEP-2008 | | Main Category | : | HUMANITIES | | Sub Category | : | POLITICS/WAR | | Price | : | RM 35.20* | | Usual Local Delivery | : | 3 to 5 business days |
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David Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of his campaign for
the Senate and as a result enjoys far-reaching access to the new
Senator--both his professional and personal life. He uses this access
to paint a very intimate portrait of Obama and his life pre and post
Senate, including Obama's new status as a sex symbol now that going
into a crowd to shake hands with constituents carries the added concern
of being groped by women, and the toll this has had on his marriage.
Mendell also describes the dirty tactics sanctioned by Obama--who has
steeped his image and reputation on the ideals of clean politics and
good government--to win his Senate seat by employing David Axelrod, a
Chicago-based political consultant (consultant to the John Edwards's
campaign) with what the author describes as "an appetite for the Big
Kill."
Mendell also positions Barack Obama as in fact the Savior of a fumbling
Democratic party, who is potentially orchestrating a career in Senate
to guarantee him at the very least a vice presidential nod, if not a
nod for the top job in 2008. The dream ticket would be Hilary
Clinton-Barack Obama given his reception at the Democratic National
Convention in 2004. Because he enjoys popularity among Whites
(particularly suburban White women) and Blacks, it might not be such a
far-fetched idea.
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