The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies

The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies

From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration.

The election of 2012 will be remembered as a hinge of history. With huge victories in the 2010 midterm elections the Republican Party had blocked President Obama at every turn and made plans to wrench the country sharply to the right. 2012 offered the GOP a clear shot at controlling all three branches of government and repealing much of the social contract dating back to the New Deal. Facing free-spending billionaires, Fox News, and a concerted effort in 19 states to tilt the election by suppressing Democratic votes, Obama repelled the assault and navigated the nation back to the center.

In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter produces the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age.

Alter relates the untold story behind Obamaâ‚¬s highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Ladenâ‚¬s compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with black and Latino activists. There are fresh details about the Koch brothers, Grover Norquist, Roger Ailes, and the online haters who suffer from â‚¬Å“Obama Derangement Syndrome.â‚¬Â Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryanâ‚¬s Boston campaign as well as Obamaâ‚¬s disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obamaâ‚¬s analytics geeks working out of â‚¬Å“The Caveâ‚¬Â and the man who secretly videotaped Romneyâ‚¬s infamous comments on the â‚¬Å“47 percent.â‚¬Â

The Center Holds will deepen our understanding of the Obama presidency, the stakes of the 2012 election, and the future of the country.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-06-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451646078

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2013-06-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451646078

The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies

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