Review: I took a chance and it paid off...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2012
I bought this book because I'm a political junkie. I had no expectations beyond this being something to read over the course of a few days.As it turned out, however, I absolutely loved it.The author does a great job taking readers into the senator's re-election campaign, into the senator's own mindset as he works through a host of non-political problems, and into the lives of people who choose to make politics their life's work.This was also fun to read because it was set in the 1990s. What must've been the most high-tech and advanced campaign possible back then seems pretty primitive compared to what we see today -- with 24-hour cable news everywhere, smartphones, the Internet, etc.If you're interested in politics -- and like a good murder mystery with well-developed characters -- this book is a can't miss!