Books About The 2008 Presidential Campaign

With not much to say about the 2012 presidential campaign in January of 2010 (Obama’s approval rating is at a decent 50% as of the most recent Gallup polling and he leads all potential Republican opponents in polls) it seems like a reasonable time to take a look back at the 2008 presidential campaign which is quickly receding into history with President Obama nearing the one year mark in office.

What follows are some books about the 2008 campaign that you may want to check out, both as a reminder for all of the twists & turns of that epic campaign and to get the “inside scoop” of what was really going on inside the campaigns (the stuff that wasn’t on TV or in the papers or even on the internet.)

I believe all of the books below are available on the Kindle.

David Plouffe – The Audacity to Win

Plouffe was the mastermind behind the Obama campaign’s winning approach so this is a true “inside account” of the ’08 presidential election.

Richard Wolffe – Renegade: The Making of a President

John Heilemann & Mark Halperin – Game Change

This is the most recent book out on the campaign (it came out last week.) I’m somewhat suspicious of this book as it’s sources aren’t sourced. This book was the cause of the faux “controversy” surrounding Harry Reid’s comment about Barack Obama. It’s also where we learn more about the true idiocy of Sarah Palin (she thought that Iraq was behind the attacks on 9/11.)

Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz – The Battle For America: 2008

Chuck Todd & Sheldon Gawiser – How Barack Obama Won

This is a “state by state” guide to the election.