Battle For America 2008
The Story of an Extraordinary Election
Snaring the Lion of the Senate
Securing Ted Kennedy's endorsement proved crucial to Obama's fight against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries. » Read More
Part One
A Political Odyssey
“The way I would tell the story would really have to do with what this campaign said about America and where we've traveled,” Obama said.
Part Two
'High Risk, High Reward'
Hoping to shake up his campaign, John McCain took a surprising gamble on a relative unknown from Alaska.
Multimedia
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Chris Cillizza moderates a conversation with Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz.
Dan Balz's Top 10 Takes
- The Health Care Divide (Oct. 4, 2007)
- Who is a Republican? (Oct. 15, 2007)
- Fateful Minutes in Philadephia Dimmed Clinton's Prospects (Dec. 14, 2007)
- Forget February. What About November? (Feb. 4, 2008)
- Final Debate Changes Little, Though Earlier Ones Changed Obama (Feb. 27, 2008)
- New Wine in Old Bottles (June 25, 2008)
- The Content of Their Characters (June 9, 2008)
- In Biden, Obama Opts for Experience Over Change (Aug, 23 2008)
- A Debate About McCain (Oct. 7, 2008)
- At the End of an Extraordinary Ride (Nov. 4, 2008)
Live Discussion
Balz and Johnson
About The Authors
Dan Balz
Balz is the lead political reporter for The Washington Post. He has also served as the paper's national editor, political editor, and White House correspondent.
Haynes Johnson
Johnson holds the Knight Chair in Journalism at the University of Maryland. He's a former reporter and editor for the Post and is a Pulitzer Prize winner.
About the Book
Battle for America 2008 tells the story of the 2008 campaign from the inside out, with exclusive interviews with the candidates and their top strategists that produce intimate portraits of Obama, Clinton, and McCain. Buy the book at Amazon.com.
