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    Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party

    Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party

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    by David Corn


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      ISBN-13: 9780062108012
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Publication date: 03/20/2012
    • Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 464
    • Sales rank: 402,781
    • File size: 24 MB
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    David Corn is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and an analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Bush, and regularly provides commentary on National Public Radio.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction: Bending the Arc 1

    Chapter 1 Before the Shellacking 17

    Chapter 2 The Deal That Worked 45

    Chapter 3 A Complete Win 79

    Chapter 4 A Quiet Victory 102

    Chapter 5 The Strategy 123

    Chapter 6 Leaning Forward 149

    Chapter 7 The Battle Begins 178

    Chapter 8 Leading from Behind the Scenes 202

    Chapter 9 The End of the Beginning 226

    Chapter 10 Mission Accomplished 253

    Chapter 11 Return of the Hostage Takers 278

    Chapter 12 The Big Cross 303

    Chapter 13 Obama Unleashed 350

    Chapter 14 The Battle Ahead 388

    Epilogue to the Paperback Edition 399

    Acknowledgements 415

    A Note on Sources 419

    Index 425

    What People are Saying About This

    Mackenzie Weinger

    Showdown focuses on key moments of Obama’s presidency.”

    Kevin Drum

    “Through the lens of policy battles, you get a remarkably vivid pen portrait of Obama himself and how he thinks.”

    Charles P. Pierce

    “Fine book about how the Obama administration maneuvered to it’s advantage in the face of the catastrophic loses of the 2010 midterm elections.”

    Jefferson Morley

    “Best account yet of how Obama strategizes.”

    David Weigel

    “Insta-history of Obama... good.”

    Wally Lamb

    David Fitzpatrick’s Sharp is a must read, remarkably told.

    Greg Sargent

    “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.”

    Chris Matthews

    “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.”

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    Veteran journalist David Corn—Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine and New York Times bestselling author of Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Bush—now brings us  Showdown, the dramatic inside story of Barack Obama’s fight to save his presidency. With Bob Woodward-esque insight and narrative flair, Corn takes readers into the White House and behind the political scenes during the beleaguered president’s pivotal third year, and explores the most earth-shaking events of the Obama presidency—from the game changing 2010 elections to the Arab Spring, the debt ceiling battle with Congressional Republicans, the killing of Osama bin Laden and beyond.

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    Showdown chronicles the administration over the past two years.
    Chris Matthews
    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.
    Jefferson Morley
    Best account yet of how Obama strategizes.
    Kevin Drum
    Through the lens of policy battles, you get a remarkably vivid pen portrait of Obama himself and how he thinks.
    Charles P. Pierce
    Fine book about how the Obama administration maneuvered to it’s advantage in the face of the catastrophic loses of the 2010 midterm elections.
    Greg Sargent
    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.
    Mackenzie Weinger
    Showdown focuses on key moments of Obama’s presidency.
    David Weigel
    Insta-history of Obama... good.
    Library Journal
    Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine, an analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and author or coauthor of a couple of New York Times best sellers (e.g., Hubris), Corn seems well placed to evaluate how 2011 has treated President Obama. Important for anyone interested in U.S. politics; with a 100,000-copy first printing.
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