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6. I just read it last year, 4 years after the actual race. Very worthwhile read.

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 01:09 PM

Mar 2012

It actually sheds a fair amount of light into things that we all know but fills in a lot of details.

-The role played by forces among the Democratic Party elders that wanted Obama to get into the primary
-What a complete shitshow the Edwards situation was, and the degree to which it was known prior to us all finding out
-Paints a picture of Palin's mental fragility that is not very flattering but pretty detailed

And it's weird reliving a lot of stuff that those of us who followed the primary really closely agonized over for weeks and months, like the snipergate thing, Rev. Wright, etc.

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Is the HBO film "Game Change" entirely about McCain and Palin? Because the book sure wasn't. [View all] Mayberry Machiavelli Mar 2012 OP

Yes... the producers believed the Dem side was too complex to tell in 2 hours... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #1

We don't have HBO Irishonly Mar 2012 #2

Assuming it hews to the book, it should be pretty accurate. Mayberry Machiavelli Mar 2012 #5

I don't have HBO either... but have seen a lot of interviews with the actors/director/producers... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #10

I've never read the book liberal_mama Mar 2012 #3

I just read it last year, 4 years after the actual race. Very worthwhile read. Mayberry Machiavelli Mar 2012 #6

I have it set to record on my DVR! sammytko Mar 2012 #7

12.99 for the kindle. sammytko Mar 2012 #8

I actually found the book totally unexciting jsmirman Mar 2012 #9

Trailer here dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #4