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Nov 24, 20 mark halperin and john heileman talk about their book, double down. Double down, by mark halperin and john heilemann the new. According to excerpts from double down, a new political tellall about the 2012 presidential race, the romney campaign quickly grew concerned with a handful of perceived obstacles presented by. How clint eastwoods odd obama speech turned republican. Game change 2012 to indulge yourself in a weekend read about all the juicy 2012 presidential campaign details, save the money and just read what other people are writing most of the stories told in the book have already been told via leaks to the press in real time, or straight up interviews. Game change 2012 by mark halperin and john heilemann the penguin press, 29. Double down depicts romney and his team as inept and out of their depth. The recent book, double down, by mark halperin and john heilemann, which purports to give the most detailed account of the 2012 campaign to. The book double down comes out this week, and mitt romneys on the sunday talk shows. Apr 15, 2017 i decided to double down and invest a week reading this book due to the quality of the reporting and writing in game change and have no regrets. The book testifies to its authors energetic legwork and insider access. Health concerns and poor personal chemistry were only the superficial reasons why mitt romneys presidential campaign passed over new jersey gov. New book double down says that romney feared new jersey governors temper and medical history.
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