109 “It’s not the opinion of the campaign”: O. Kay Henderson, “Clinton Says She Won’t Bypass Iowa, Radioiowa.com Web site, May 23, 2007, http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=BB03571D-AA63-15C7-CBF4AFFAF470E9EE.
114 “Presidential Cheating Scandal!”: National Enquirer, October 10, 2007.
120 “Should [Obama] come from behind”: David Yepsen, “Obama’s superb speech could catapult his bid,” Des Moines Register, November 12, 2007.
121 “I have said for months”: Anne E. Kornblut, “Losing Ground in Iowa, Clinton Assails Obama,” Washington Post, December 3, 2007.
123 The Des Moines Register’s final poll had shocked everyone: Thomas Beaumont, “Poll: Obama, Huckabee lead into final stretch,” Des Moines Register, January 1, 2008.
127 “You know, they said this day would never come”: Transcript of Obama speech, Federal News Service, January 3, 2008.
134 “Words are not actions”: Transcript of New Hampshire debate, Federal News Service, January 5, 2008.
136 “You campaign in poetry”: Jeff Zeleny and Patrick Healy, “Not So Fast, Clinton Says About Obama Momentum,” New York Times, January 7, 2008.
136 “fairy tale”: ABC News, video of Bill Clinton, January 8, 2008, http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4102345.
137 “It’s not easy”: Kate Snow, “Clinton Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail,” abcnews.com, January 7, 2008, http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/clinton-gets-em.html.
143 “We know the battle ahead will be long”: Transcript of Obama speech, Federal News Service, January 8, 2008.
145 “I listened to you”: Transcript of Clinton speech, Federal News Service, January 8, 2008.
151 Solis Doyle was the daughter of Mexican immigrants: Lynn Sweet, “Chicagoan Runs Hillary’s Camp,” Chicago Sun-Times, June 14, 2007.
158 “It is wrong”: ABC News video of Bill Clinton on January 6, 2008, posted on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDx4NZr2u4.
159 “watch what and how he says it”: Domenico Montanaro, “Clyburn on Clinton, Obama,” MSNBC’s First Read, January 26, 2008, http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/26/611355.aspx.
159 “As an African-American”: Ben Smith, “Bob Johnson on Obama’s Past,” Politico, January 13, 2008, http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0108/Bob_Johnson_on_Obamas_past.html.
160 “It’ll be, ‘When was the last time?’”: Alec MacGillis, “Clinton N.H. Official Warns Obama Will Be Attacked on Drug Use,” washingtonpost.com, December 12, 2007.
160 “I don’t want to present myself”: Video clips of Obama interview with Reno Gazette-Journal , posted on YouTube.com, “Obama: Reagan changed direction, Bill Clinton didn’t,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFLuOBsNMZA; “Obama: GOP is the party of ideas for the last 10-15 years,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbaszmcpesc.
160 “Republicans have had all the good ideas”: Video shown on NBC’s Meet the Press, January 20, 2008, transcript available on msnbc.com, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22754999//.
160 “President Reagan was the engine”: Jake Tapper, “Obama v. Clinton/Clinton,” abcnews .com, January 21, 2008, http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/01/obama-v-clinton.html.
162 “What she said wasn’t true”: Transcript of South Carolina debate, Federal News Service, January 21, 2008.
166 “Let me say this, South Carolina”: Transcript of Obama speech, Federal News Service, January 26, 2008.
166 “Jesse Jackson won South Carolina twice”: Video clip of Bill Clinton posted on YouTube, January 26, 2008, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqd2dfjl2pw.
172 Over the years, Clinton and Kennedy: Caroline Kennedy, “A President Like My Father,” New York Times, January 27, 2008.
191 “You guys need to grow up”: Peter Baker and Anne E. Kornblut, “Even in Victory, Clinton Team is Battling Itself,” Washington Post, March 6, 2008.
192 “We are in for a real fight”: Joshua Green, “The Frontrunner’s Fall,” Atlantic Monthly, September 2008
192 “I think everybody here knows”: Transcript of Austin debate, Federal News Service, February 21, 2008.
195 “So shame on you, Barack Obama”: Julie Bosman, “Clinton Criticizes Obama Over Fliers on Trade Sent to Voters in Ohio,” New York Times, February 24, 2008.
195 “Could I just point out”: Transcript of Cleveland debate, Federal News Service, February 26, 2008.
198 “You know what they say”: Transcript of Clinton’s victory speech, Federal News Service, March 4, 2008.
200 “God damn America!”: Brian Ross and Rehab El-Buri, “Obama’s Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11,” ABC News, March 13, 2008, http://abcnews.go.com/blotter/DemocraticDebate/story?id=4443788 & page=1.
200 “We bombed Hiroshima”: Ibid.
205 “my biggest bonehead move”: Matt Bai, “Working for the Working-Class Vote: Will Gun-Toting, Churchgoing White Guys Pull the Lever for Obama?” New York Times Magazine, October 19, 2008.
206 “You go into some of these small towns”: Mayhill Fowler, “Obama: No Surprise that Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter,” Huffington Post, April 11, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mayhill-fowler/obama-no-surprise-that-ha_b_96188.html.
207 “Senator Obama’s remarks”: Perry Bacon Jr. and Shailagh Murray, “‘Bitter’ Is Hard Pill for Obama to Swallow; He Stands by Sentiment as Clinton Pounces,” Washington Post, April 13, 2008.
207 “Hillary Clinton’s out there”: Mike Dorning, “Democrats Cling to a Fight; Obama Defends His ‘Bitter’ Remark, Turns Rebuke on Clinton,” Chicago Tribune, April 14, 2008.
208 “I don’t believe that my grandfather”: Transcript of Philadelphia debate, Federal News Service, April 16, 2008.
217 “Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey”: Transcript of Obama speech, Federal News Service, June 3, 2008.
218 “So many people said this race was over”: Transcript of Clinton speech, Federal News Service, June 3, 2008.
219 “Although we weren’t able”: Transcript of Clinton speech, Federal News Service, June 7, 2008.
BOOK FOUR: THE REPUBLICANS
228 “How do we get back”: Transcript of Reagan Presidential Library debate, Federal News Service, May 3, 2007.
229 “stands athwart of history”: George Packer, “The Fall of Conservatism,” New Yorker, May 26, 2008.
230 “puzzle palaces on the Potomac”: Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years (New York: W. W. Norton, 1991), 68.
231 “They knew that governments don’t control things”: Ibid.
239 “baroque circumlocutions”: Ruth Marcus, “Mitt Romney’s Extreme Makeover,” Washington Post, February 21, 2007.
240 “President Bush speaks frequently”: John McCain speech before Council on Foreign Relations, November 5, 2003, http://www.cfr.org/publication/6502/us_situation_in_iraq_and_afghanistan.html.
240 “My answer is still no”: McCain interview with Associated Press. Cited by MSNBC, December 15, 2004, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6708495/.
241 “There’s only one thing worse”: McCain statement reacting to Iraq Study Group. Quoted by Megan Scully in Congress Daily on Government Executive Web site, http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1206/120706cdpm2.htm.
241 “To be of value”: McCain speech at American Enterprise Institute, January 5, 2007, http://www.aei.org/events/filter.,eventID.1446/transcript.asp.
244 “Everybody says”: Adam Nagourney, “Far From Inevitable, McCain Retunes ’08 Engine,” New York Times, March 16, 2007.
245 “I’m not the youngest candidate”: Transcript of McCain announcement speech, Federal News Service, April 25, 2007.
251 “It’s not like we can just put Rick in a corner”: Robert Draper, “The Unmaking of a President,” Gentleman’s Quarterly, November 2007, http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_6135.
264 “The surge is apparently working”: Transcript of New Hampshire debate, Federal News Service, September 5,
2007.
264 “the willing suspension of disbelief”: Michael Cooper, “Buoyed McCain Tours Iowa With New Campaign Theme,” New York Times, September 13, 2007.
265 “Let me just say”: Transcript of Florida debate, Federal News Service, October 21, 2007.
265 “very, very heartened”: Dan Balz, “Not Waiting for the Nomination, Giuliani Makes All the World His Stage,” washingtonpost.com, September 20, 2007, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2007/09/20/post_85.html.
267 “billed obscure city agencies”: Ben Smith, “Giuliani Billed Obscure Agencies for Trips,” Politico, November 28, 2007, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7073.html.
267 “When Rudy stopped advertising”: Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2008, edited by The Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009.
269 He told one reporter he would like the Rolling Stones to play at his inaugural: Zev Chafets, “The Huckabee Factor,” New York Times, December 16, 2007.
270 “What would Jesus do?”: Transcript of debate, Federal News Service, November 28, 2007.
270 “At a previous debate”: Transcript of debate, Federal News Service, June 5, 2007.
271 “I knew that if we played”: Mike Huckabee, Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America (New York: Sentinel, 2009), 99.
275 “Lazy Like a Fox?”: Newsweek, September 10, 2007.
275 “Thompson, Lazy as Charged”: Roger Simon, “Thompson, Lazy as Charged,” Politico, December 19, 2007, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7474.html.
276 “We don’t agree with him on every issue”: “A Leader for All: McCain Can Unite America,” Manchester Union Leader, December 2, 2007.
276 calling him a “phony”: “Romney should not be the next president,” Concord Monitor, December 22, 2007, http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20071222&Category=OPINION&ArtNo=712230301&SectionCat=&Template=printart.
278 “I’m past the age”: Transcript of McCain speech, Federal News Service, January 8, 2008.
278 “arrogant bunker mentality”: Michael D. Huckabee, “America’s Priorities in the War on Terror,” Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008, http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/63059/michael-d-huckabee/americas-priorities-in-the-war-on-terror.
285 “If my showing up and endorsing him”: Transcript of Bush-McCain meeting, Federal News Service, March 5, 2008.
BOOK FIVE: THE ELECTION
299 The epigraph to chapter 24 is drawn from Dan Balz, “Obama Going Abroad with World Watching,” Washington Post, July 19, 2008.
299 Obama departed Chicago: Pool Report on Obama departure, by John McCormick, Chicago Tribune, Glenn Johnson, Associated Press. Distributed by Obama campaign, July 19, 2008.
301 “He is an impressive man”: Transcript of McCain speech, Federal News Service, June 3, 2008.
304 “At certain times”: Prepared text of Obama speech, released by Obama campaign, June 30, 2008.
307 Der Spiegel published an interview: “Iraqi Leader Maliki Supports Obama’s Withdrawal Plans,” Der Spiegel, July 19, 2008, http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,566841,00.html.
307 In the meeting, Petraeus: Steve Coll, “The General’s Dilemma,” New Yorker, September 8, 2008.
308 “I could fall asleep standing up”: Pool Report #2, “Obama Meets with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.” Reporter, Margaret Talev. Distributed by Obama campaign to traveling press, July 23, 2008.
310 “almost floated into view”: Jonathan Freedland, “Glastonbury? No, Berlin—Rock Star Welcome for Obama,” Guardian, July 26, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/25/barackobama.germany.
310 “Tonight I speak to you”: Transcript of Obama speech, Federal News Service, July 24, 2008.
312 “completely wrong”: Michael D. Shear, “McCain: Obama ‘Completely Wrong’ on Iraq,” washingtonpost.com, July 21, 2008, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/07/21/mccain_obama_completely_wrong.html
313 “He’s the biggest celebrity in the world”: Alexander Mooney, “McCain Ad Calls Obama ‘Biggest Celebrity in the World,’” cnnpolitics.com, July 30, 2008.
314 “the greatest thing to ever happen to the city”: From the Democratic 2008 Convention blog posting “Denver to host ’08 convention,” July 30, 2006, quoting the Denver Post in 1908 and also the Damon Runyon quotes then, www.demconvwatchblog.com.
315 “has a vibe so at odds”: Maureen Dowd, “High Anxiety in the Mile High City,” New York Times, August 26, 2008.
317 “There was nothing that was going to keep him away”: Susan Milligan, “Kidney Stones Nearly Derailed Speech, Niece Says,” Boston Globe, August 27, 2008.
322 “Temple of Obama”: Jeremy Olshan and Geoff Earle, “Temple of Dem on Mt. O-Lympus,” New York Post, August 28, 2008.
326 “eye-popping integrity”: Fred Barnes, “The Most Popular Governor,” Weekly Standard, July 16, 2007.
333 Salter later told author Robert Draper: Robert Draper, “The Making (and Remaking and Remaking) of the Candidate,” New York Times Magazine, October 26, 2008.
334 “high risk, high reward”: A. B. Culvahouse, speech to Republican National Lawyers Association, April 17, 2009. Carried on C-SPAN. http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=285343-1.
338 “It was rightly noted”: Transcript of Palin speech, Federal News Service, August 29, 2008.
338 “Today, John McCain”: “Sarah Palin: Dems Pounce on McCain Pick,” Huffington Post, August 29, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-obama- respons_n_122392.html.
343 “We’re familiar with this”: Jeff Zeleny, “Obama Plans Sharper Tone as Party Frets,” New York Times, September 11, 2008.
343 “I can see Russia from my house”: Saturday Night Live, NBC, October 16, 2008.
345 The epigraph to chapter 27 is drawn from “Charlie Gibson Interviews President Bush,” ABC News, December 1, 2008.
346 “just so frozen”: “Bret Baier Interviews President Bush,” Fox News, December 17, 2008.
347 “are at great risk”: Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear, “McCain: Fundamentals of Economy Are ‘Strong’ but ‘Threatened,’” washingtonpost.com, September 15, 2008, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/15/mccain_fundamentals_of_economy.html.
347 “I shall go to Korea”: Eleanor Clift, “Troublemaker: Newt Gingrich, Bedeviling a Bush Again,” Newsweek, September 25, 2008. Dwight D. Eisenhower speech, Detroit, Michigan, October 25, 1952.
349 “blow it up”: David M. Herszenhorn, Carl Hulse, and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Talks Implode During a Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Unresolved,” New York Times, September 25, 2008.
349 “I honestly don’t believe”: Dan Balz, “Economic Jabs, Then Punches on World Affairs,” Washington Post, September 27, 2008.
349 “This plan sends a strong signal”: Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn, “Bailout Plan in Hand, House Braces for Tough Vote,” New York Times, September 28, 2008.
351 “a tipping point”: David Cho and Binyamin Applebaum, “‘Tipping Point?’ Unfolding Worldwide Turmoil Could Reverse Years of Prosperity,” Washington Post, October 7, 2008.
355 “Her third nationally televised interview”: James Rainey, “Palin Talks to Couric—and if She’s Lucky, Few Are Listening,” Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2008.
355 “I think she has pretty thoroughly”: Adam Nagourney, “Concerns About Palin’s Readiness as Big Test Nears,” New York Times, September 29, 2008.
356 “Palin’s recent interviews”: Kathleen Parker, “The Palin Problem,” Washington Post, September 28, 2008.
356 “It is October, people”: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, October 1, 2008.
358 “I think we need a little bit of reality”: Transcript of vice presidential debate, Federal News Service, October 2, 2008.
359 Jeanne Cumming
s broke the story of Palin’s wardrobe: “RNC Shells Out $150K for Palin Fashion,” Jeanne Cummings, Politico, October 22, 2008, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14805.html.
361 “The two men do not appear to have been close”: Scott Shane, “Obama and ’60s Bomber: A Look into Crossed Paths,” New York Times, October 4, 2008.
362 “No communists”: Julie Bosman, “Palin Plays to Conservative Base in Florida Rallies,” New York Times, October 8, 2008.
362 “ ‘You know, I’ve got to be honest with you’ ”: Michael D. Shear, “McCain Campaign Co-Chair: ‘Guy of the Street’ Obama Should Come Clean about Past Drug Use,” washingtonpost .com, October 9, 2008.
363 “He is a decent person”: MSNBC video, posted on YouTube.com, October 10, 2008, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt3s6bZWQeY.
363 “During another period”: Elisabeth Bumiller, “Congressman Rebukes McCain for Recent Rallies,” New York Times, October 11, 2008.
364 “Aggressive Underdog vs. Cool Counterpuncher”: Dan Balz, “Aggressive Underdog vs. Cool Counterpuncher,” Washington Post, October 16, 2008.
364 “Senator Obama, I am not President Bush”: Transcript of debate, Federal News Service, October 15, 2008.
366 All this effort was integrated: Jose Antonio Vargas, “Obama Raised Half a Billion Online,” washingtonpost.com, November 20, 2008, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/11/20/obama_raised_half_a_billion_on.html.
369 McCain’s crowd: Adam Smith, “Tampa McCain Rally: Where is Everybody?,” tampabay .com, November 3, 2008.
371 Analyst Rhodes Cook calculated: Rhodes Cook, “One for the Books,” The Rhodes Cook Letter, December 2008.
372 “coalition of the ascendant”: Ronald Brownstein, “Obama Buoyed by Coalition of the Ascendant,” National Journal, November 8, 2008.
372 In the end: Federal Election Commission statistics, January 22, 2009. http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf.
373 “In a contest as long and difficult”: Transcript of McCain speech, Federal News Service, November 4, 2008.
373 “If there is anyone out there”: Transcript of Obama speech, Federal News Service, November 4, 2008.
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