Game Change

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
First edition cover
AuthorJohn Heilemann and Mark Halperin
LanguageEnglish
Subject2008 United States presidential election
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
January 11, 2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages448
ISBN978-0-06-196620-0
Followed byDouble Down: Game Change 2012 

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime is a book by political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin about the 2008 United States presidential election.[1] Released on January 11, 2010,[2] it was also published in the United Kingdom under the title Race of a Lifetime: How Obama Won the White House.[3] The book is based on interviews with more than 300 people involved in the campaign.[4] It discusses factors including Democratic Party presidential candidate John Edwards' extramarital affair, the relationship between Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his vice presidential running mate Joe Biden, the failure of Republican Party candidate Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign and Sarah Palin's vice presidential candidacy.[1][4][5][6]

The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 (fourteen chapters) is about the Democratic primary campaign between Obama and Clinton as well as the Edwards affair, Part 2 (three chapters) is about the Republican primary campaign, and Part 3 (six chapters) chronicles the fall campaign between Obama and John McCain.

  1. ^ a b "About The Book: Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Elliot, Philip (January 9, 2010). "Reid apologizes for 'no Negro dialect' comment". The Associated Press. Boston Globe.
  3. ^ Stothard, Peter (January 16, 2009). "Race of a Lifetime: How Obama Won the White House by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann". The Times. London. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Martin, Jonathan (January 9, 2010). "Book: Obama, Biden clashed in '08". Politico. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  5. ^ Ambinder, Marc (January 8, 2010). "The Juiciest Revelations In "Game Change"". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  6. ^ Zeleny, Jeff (January 9, 2010). "2008 Campaign, All Over Again in New Book". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2010.