Cody Hawthorne
Professor Parsons
American History
23 April 2015
Game Change: A Presidential Perspective Have you ever wondered what it was like to run for president? If so, then Game Change is just the book to read. Game Change offers an insider’s look into each presidential campaign during the years leading up to the 2008 Election. It is quite amazing the amount of work and money that it takes to run a campaign. Heilemann and Halperin give a personal insight as to how much stress and emotion goes into running for the Presidency. Most average citizens really have no idea about how a campaign works or what all is involved to convince the public that a person should their next President. Game Change is a look into the inner working of politics. …show more content…
Heilemann and Halperin turned what would normally be a mundane retelling, into a suspenseful and captivating story. There are many positives things about Game Change. The perspective of the book tends to provoke feelings for each of the potential presidents. The subjects are painted in a very humane light. The readers see the candidates at their best and their worst in a variety of situations. There are no real negatives to this story. The writers made a good point to include both sides of each primary and the Presidential Election. Sharing deep insight into each campaign, this novel can be informative to even those who know a good deal about the 2008 …show more content…
Everyone should have a voice and use that voice to help guide this country. In a democracy the people are responsible for electing it’s leaders. If everyone that can vote does not vote then it’s not truly democracy. In the past two elections this country has chosen Barack Obama to lead it. Many positives and negatives have resulted since. There will always be a bipartisan system with a variety of opinions. Reform for the better or worse can’t happen without participation from all age groups, races and nationalities. The 2008 Election was a prime example of that. This was one of the first times a majority of younger voters sympathized and felt a connection with Barack Obama’s legislation. His ideals on health and education reform rang a bell with the public. It also had about 131 million people vote or roughly 61 percent of the United States population . That was the most in forty years. The game changed because the young African American Senator produced the widest range of voter turnout regardless of race, age or nationality in the history of the United
Professor Parsons
American History
23 April 2015
Game Change: A Presidential Perspective Have you ever wondered what it was like to run for president? If so, then Game Change is just the book to read. Game Change offers an insider’s look into each presidential campaign during the years leading up to the 2008 Election. It is quite amazing the amount of work and money that it takes to run a campaign. Heilemann and Halperin give a personal insight as to how much stress and emotion goes into running for the Presidency. Most average citizens really have no idea about how a campaign works or what all is involved to convince the public that a person should their next President. Game Change is a look into the inner working of politics. …show more content…
Heilemann and Halperin turned what would normally be a mundane retelling, into a suspenseful and captivating story. There are many positives things about Game Change. The perspective of the book tends to provoke feelings for each of the potential presidents. The subjects are painted in a very humane light. The readers see the candidates at their best and their worst in a variety of situations. There are no real negatives to this story. The writers made a good point to include both sides of each primary and the Presidential Election. Sharing deep insight into each campaign, this novel can be informative to even those who know a good deal about the 2008 …show more content…
Everyone should have a voice and use that voice to help guide this country. In a democracy the people are responsible for electing it’s leaders. If everyone that can vote does not vote then it’s not truly democracy. In the past two elections this country has chosen Barack Obama to lead it. Many positives and negatives have resulted since. There will always be a bipartisan system with a variety of opinions. Reform for the better or worse can’t happen without participation from all age groups, races and nationalities. The 2008 Election was a prime example of that. This was one of the first times a majority of younger voters sympathized and felt a connection with Barack Obama’s legislation. His ideals on health and education reform rang a bell with the public. It also had about 131 million people vote or roughly 61 percent of the United States population . That was the most in forty years. The game changed because the young African American Senator produced the widest range of voter turnout regardless of race, age or nationality in the history of the United