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Who's ready for the oval office?

They call it a horse race, and in this election the candidates got out of the gate early. But it's still hard to tell them apart and make a choice. Mark Halperin, veteran reporter and political analyst, sizes up the White House hopefuls with intelligence, insight, and his trademark wit, offering engaging, in-depth examinations of the histories, qualifications, agendas, and personal beliefs of the major candidates—including Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson, as well as some "dark horse" contenders.

Among the features in this book:

  • Issue-by-issue charts defining where each candidate stands on the war in Iraq, health care, taxes, the economy, and other significant points of debate.

  • An assessment of each candidate's strengths and weaknesses.

  • A hypothetical glimpse into the future of each candidate's potential presidency.

  • Areas of possible controversy that could spark heated discussion and affect the outcome of the race.

  • Personal facts and anecdotes about each candidate—including exclusive Q&As covering everything from their junk food weaknesses to their biggest superstitions.



About the Author

Mark Halperin is editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time magazine. He is the author of The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President and the coauthor of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008. He has covered six presidential elections, including during his decade as the political director for ABC News. He lives in Manhattan.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial; First Edition (Stated), First Printing edition (October 16, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061537306
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061537301
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful - But Unbalanced and Incomplete - Reference!, November 21, 2007
This is, for the most part, a well written, informative and insightful book. I learned a great deal about all the major candidates in the race and this guide to the 2008 Presidential candidates has helped me to narrow the field of candidates which I might vote for in the upcoming election.

I was, however, extremely disappointed to discover that Halperin's reference contains very little about the "second" or "third" tier candidates, especially Governors Mike Huckabee and Bill Richardson. This, at a time when the most recent polls show Huckabee in second place and closely trailing Governor Mitt Romney in Iowa!

And, unfortunately, that's the problem with books like these. One wonders if the omissions are intentional.

The result, however, is an unbalanced and incomplete reference. There is still time for Halperin and company to correct this book's deficiencies and provide Americans with full coverage on all the Presidential candidates.

But don't count on it!
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fascinating, important, October 19, 2007
This is an wonderfully interesting and entertaining book. I learned so much about the presidential candidates--their personal stories, their families, their issue positions, what they stand for, and what they would be like in the White House. The choice we have to make in the 2008 election will be historic, and we need to know how the next president will lead the nation once in office. The book is easy to read, funny, and filled with great information. I learned about Hillary Clinton's childhood, John McCain's POW experience in Vietnam and his Senate ups and downs, Mitt Romney's CEO acumen, Barack Obama's amazing background and his early career, Fred Thompson's life choices, John Edwards' dramatic story, Rudy Giuliani's impact on New York City, and the incredible bios and key political views of Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Huckabee, Joe Biden, and all the others. I now feel I truly understand these candidates, as people and as politicians. I am still an undecided voter, but this book has helped me so much, and has prepared me for next year's campaign and election. Every citizen should read it--it is an essential guide for all of us!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book vs 'A Voter's Guide Election 2008.' Both excellent., January 11, 2008
I am reviewing those two books together because they cover the same topic. And, I find a review comparing them more relevant and timely than reviewing them on a stand alone basis. I read them simultaneously on the coverage of the same candidates to observe if I would get different information. I actually got very similar info as I could not detect any political bias. But, the way these books impart the information is different. Thus, there is no difference in substance but there is a huge difference in style.

Within Election 2008: A Voter's Guide (A New Republic Book) the coverage of each candidate is written by a different writer. After a short curriculum on the candidate, these writers write out a long narrative essay that could qualify as an article in the New Yorker. Those essays also come across as a book summary on the candidates. For a checklist of the candidate's specific position you have to refer to the Appendix.

`The Undecided Voter's Guide' is structurally very different. The entire book is written by a single author. The coverage of each candidate is thoroughly structured as a user friendly manual or almost a college (Presidential) application package. It starts as the Voter's Guide with a curriculum on the candidate. Next, it moves on to a very detailed description of the candidate's position on all major issues. Then it goes on to a narrative section that is less sophisticated than the one in `A Voter's Guide.' Then it systematically covers the following headings: a) Areas of Potential Controversy; b) Why this specific candidate can win the General Election; c) Why this specific candidate can't win the General Election; d) The best case for candidate X presidency; e) The worst case for candidate X presidency; f) What to expect if candidate X is President; g) What supporters say; h) What detractors say; i) Facts and stories; j) Quirks, habits, and hobbies; k) The Undecided Voter's Guide Questionnaire.

Another area where the books differ is on setting up the political context. `A Voter's Guide' has an excellent historical analysis of the evolutionary changes within the parties and how they shaped Presidential elections since the late 1800s. This is one of the last chapters in the book, and I recommend you read it first. `The Undecided Voter's Guide' has no counterpart to this thorough historical analysis. Instead, it briefly touches on similar themes within the introduction. But, the latter is not even as thorough as A Voter's Guide's own short introduction.

These two books cater to different audiences. `The Undecided Voter's Guide' is excellent to extract a maximum amount of information really quickly. It is an excellent tool for the political novice. `A Voter's Guide,' although better written, does not deliver the information quite so readily and is catered to the more sophisticated reader. I am not talking about intelligence here; I am talking about political engagement. An MIT engineer who is fairly apolitical in between elections will prefer `The Undecided Voter's Guide' to acquire efficiently the knowledge he needs to vote. A lawyer who follows politics closely would probably prefer `A Voter's Guide.'

In the end, I think both books are excellent. Within both, the profiles of the candidates are very interesting and informative. If you read at least one of the two, you are bound to be a more informed voter than otherwise. But, you don't need to read both as their coverage overlaps. And, they both cover the topic objectively.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not Exactly Complete
This is not the book to help decide on a Republican candidate. While it does include the liberal Republicans, the moderate Republicans, and the libertarian, it does NOT include... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Your duty as a U.S. citizen to read this book!
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