The wilderness
Subtitle: deep inside the Republican Party's combative, contentious, chaotic quest to take back the White House
By: McKay Coppins
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780316327411
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Election; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Description: "After the 2012 election, the GOP was in the wilderness. Lost and in disarray. And doggedly determined to  do whatever it took to get back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. McKay Coppins has had unparalleled access to Republican presidential candidates, power brokers, lawmakers, and Tea Party leaders. Based on more than 300 interviews, The Wilderness is the book that [examines] the party like never before: the deep passions, larger-than-life personalities, and dagger-sharp power plays behind the scenes"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Exile. The exodus ; The Biltmore Caucus ; Battle hymn of the bleeding heart conservatives ; The coroners ; Outreach; title: Prophets. The stand ; "It's not you, it's me" ; Daddy issues ; The chosen one ; All in ; Gridlock ; Seeing the light; title: Wandering. Coalition building ; Into the fever swamps ; Inner-city education ; Double blind in the greenroom ; From teacher's pet to troll; title: Promised land. Ball and chain ; Midterms ; Shock and awe ; Homeland security ; The crusade ; Donnybrook in Des Moines ; The promised land.