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jsmirman

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9. I actually found the book totally unexciting

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:42 PM

Mar 2012

having worked on the campaign as a summer "Fellow," there may not have been a single thing in there that I wasn't already well aware of.

On the one hand, I may have been expecting too much; on the other hand, it was built up as this revelatory behind-the-scenes look, and the places it takes you to aren't really that far behind the scenes.

I'm still looking forward to the movie as an excuse to eat popcorn.

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

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

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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