Showdown
&#8220;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.&#8221; (Chris Matthews)&#8220;Best account yet of how Obama strategizes.&#8221; (Jefferson Morley, Salon.com)&#8220;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.&#8221; (Huffington Post)&#8220;Through the lens of policy battles, you get a remarkably vivid pen portrait of Obama himself and how he thinks.&#8221; (Kevin Drum,Mother Jones)&#8220;Fine book about how the Obama administration maneuvered to it&#8217;s advantage in the face of the catastrophic loses of the 2010 midterm elections.&#8221; (Charles P. Pierce,Esquire)&#8220;Why did Obama and Democrats pivot so hard towards deficit reductions, and away from job creation after the 2010 elections? We now have a book that sheds some fresh light on what drove this pivot. ... Corn reports on a number of behind the scene discussions...illuminating.&#8221; (Greg Sargent, theWashington Post)&#8220;Showdownfocuses on key moments of Obama&#8217;s presidency.&#8221; (Mackenzie Weinger,Politico.com)&#8220;Insta-history of Obama... good.&#8221; (David Weigel,Slate.com)&#8220;Showdownchronicles the administration over the past two years.&#8221; (USA Today)&#8220;Veteran Washington journalist Corn highlights the Obama presidency&#8217;s most important and dramatic events ... the book brings a different perspective just as Obama fights for re-election.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)