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Iowa caucuses of 2004, 18–19, 20, 172
Iowa caucuses of 2008, 1–10, 64, 115–20, 145–73, 336 Edwards’s campaign and second-place finish in, 3, 4, 7–8, 93–94, 97, 115, 117, 138, 143–46, 159, 165–71
Hillary Clinton’s campaign and third-place finish in, 4–8, 93–99, 101, 115, 119, 124, 149–66, 170–74, 179, 194, 218, 265
massive turnout in, 3, 5, 172–73
Obama’s campaign and win in, 3–8, 62, 97, 105, 107, 109, 112, 114, 115–16, 145–66, 170–71, 177, 181, 184, 190, 207, 218, 239, 427
Republican campaign in, 8–9, 288, 290, 297, 298, 302, 309, 310
Iowa Democratic Party, 150
Iowa State University, 57, 170–71
Iraq, 297, 392 Hillary Clinton’s trip to, 83, 84
McCain’s trips to, 284, 302–3
Obama’s trip to, 329
Iraq War, 9, 10, 16, 98, 355, 371, 393, 397 George W. Bush and, 35, 45–46, 79, 84, 91, 186, 274–75, 278, 295, 297
Hillary Clinton’s Senate vote to authorize, 34, 39–41, 44–45, 57, 84, 91–92, 94 McCain’s support of, 9, 272, 274–75, 278, 284, 297–98, 301–4, 310, 313, 423
Obama’s opposition to, 36, 53, 64, 85, 90–91, 104, 105, 156, 186, 197, 199, 205, 330, 421
U.S. troop surge in, 84, 278, 284, 297–98, 303–4, 310, 330
Iseman, Vicki, 305–9, 314–16
Israel, 41, 44, 45, 329
Iverson, Allen, 331
Jackson, Jesse, 214–15, 238, 267
Jackson, Jesse, Jr., 198
James, LeBron, 26, 184
Jarrett, Valerie, 30, 38, 58–59, 62, 67, 73, 109, 113–17, 235, 236, 245, 248, 251, 338, 429–31, 436 campaigning of, 3, 116–17, 188–89, 202, 242–43, 245–46, 253–54, 339, 375, 391–92
John Paul II, Pope, 15
Johnson, Bob, 199, 261
Johnson, Lyndon B., 185, 197, 198, 199, 429
Johnson, Magic, 165, 184
Jones, Paula, 308
Jordan, Vernon, 100
Justice Department, U.S., 252
Kaine, Tim, 81, 267, 335, 340, 341
Karzai, Hamid, 398
Katrina, Hurricane, 28, 139, 198, 366
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 85–86, 87
Keller, Bill, 308
Kennedy, Ethel, 217
Kennedy, John F., 84, 219, 349, 413
Kennedy, John F., Jr., 227
Kennedy, Robert F., 16, 24, 61, 217, 257, 339, 434
Kennedy, Ted, 23, 138, 267 Clintons and, 207, 217, 218–19, 221, 227
1980 presidential bid of, 218, 267
Obama endorsed by, 37, 215, 219–20, 221, 222, 223, 227, 349
Senate career of, 284, 294, 325, 433
Kennedy, Vicki, 217
Kerik, Bernard, 300
Kerry, John, 23, 35, 40, 45, 46, 75, 106, 334, 430 see also election of 2004, Kerry’s campaign in
King, Larry, 418
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 70, 131, 185, 197, 198, 199, 337, 350
Kirkpatrick, Jeane, 404
Klain, Ron, 391
Koch, Ed, 43
Kramer, orin, 106
Kravis, Henry, 382
Kristol, William, 408
Kucinich, Dennis, 145, 147
Kuwait, 329
labor movement, 57, 124, 130, 181, 201, 240
Late Show with David Letterman, 382, 385
Leahy, Patrick, 239
Lee, Jimmy, 382
Legend, John, 151
Lehman Brothers, 378, 379, 381, 392
LeMieux, George, 292
Leno, Jay, 139
Letterman, David, 385, 386
Lewinsky, Monica, 15, 19, 34, 65, 86, 220
Lewis, John, 99, 231, 421
Lieberman, Evelyn, 19, 77
Lieberman, Joe, 16–17, 359–60, 362 independent positions of, 303, 355, 356
McCain and, 302–4, 353, 354–58
Palin and, 401–3
Limbaugh, rush, 284, 316, 357
Lincoln, Abraham, 83
Lingle, Linda, 401
Living History (H. Clinton), 15, 255
Madonna, 15, 255
Manchester, N.H., 70, 78, 177, 179–80, 183, 186, 188–90, 263, 283
Mantz, Jonathan, 93, 194
Marines, U.S., 275, 276
Massachusetts, 132, 190–91, 222, 223, 273
Mastromonaco, Alyssa, 60, 62, 113
Matthews, Chris, 131, 163, 392
McAuliffe, Terry, 49, 348, 431 as Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, 4, 82, 84, 152, 172–75, 258
McCain, Bridget, 276
McCain, Carol, 279
McCain, Cindy, 244, 271, 273, 306, 331–32, 356, 363, 420, 422 campaigning of, 276, 280, 281, 282, 311, 312, 314, 326, 421, 423
Michelle Obama and, 244, 325–26, 421 relationship of McCain and, 9, 279–81, 285, 364, 387
McCain, Jack, 275, 276, 326
McCain, Jimmy, 275, 276, 280, 285, 302, 326
McCain, John Sidney advisers and staff of, 271–79, 281–86, 296–98, 301–2, 306–8, 318, 328–32, 353–61, 364–67, 370, 382–84, 396–98, 401–5, 408–10, 414–16
age and physical condition of, 276–77, 282, 318, 367, 420
“Celeb” ad of, 330–31, 333–34, 353, 362, 375, 385
character and personality of, 272, 273–74, 278–79, 296, 299, 318–19, 419–20
children of, 275, 276, 280, 282, 283, 285, 302, 326, 421, 422
“Country First” slogan of, 329, 334, 350, 355
endorsements of, 303–4, 313–14, 316, 354, 422–23, 424–25
financial crisis and, 379–90, 425
George W. Bush and, 272, 274–75, 316, 375, 384, 385, 387–89
immigration reform stance of, 282–84, 301, 310, 325
Iraq War and troop surge supported by, 9, 272, 274–75, 278, 284, 297–98, 301–4, 310, 313, 423
maverick image of, 272, 287, 327, 360
media coverage of, 272, 275, 283, 285, 298, 302, 304, 306–10, 314–16, 318, 328, 329, 385, 389
negative campaigning of, 330–34, 353, 362, 375, 385, 413, 420–22
nomination campaign meltdown and comeback of, 278–79, 281–86, 291, 296–304, 310–19
nomination front-runner status of, 272, 277, 279, 284, 286, 304
Obama’s relationship with, 323–26, 328, 392
one-term pledge urged on, 282–83, 356
Palin’s relationship with, 9, 358–60, 363–64, 372–73, 381, 396, 419–20
political liabilities of, 276–77, 282–86, 306–9, 314–16, 318–19
political positions of, 272, 274, 275, 282, 283–84, 301–4, 323–24, 355, 361, 375, 422
presidential run explored by, 271–77
public financing system accepted by, 328
rumored affair of, 306–9, 314–16
Senate career of, 23, 35, 275, 283–84, 305–6, 323–25, 329, 383–86, 388–89, 432–33
“Ser vice to America” biography tour of, 317–18
speeches of, 283, 317–19, 372, 382, 423–24
Straight Talk Express of, 278–79, 310, 329, 354
temper of, 274, 276, 278–79, 283, 312, 324–25, 350, 392
temporary campaign suspension of, 383–90, 395, 399
vice-presidential selection process of, 350–51, 353–59, 416, 422
war heroism and captivity of, 272, 274, 276, 279, 301–2, 317, 318, 324
see also specific campaigns and elections
McCain, Meghan, 280, 282, 283
McCaskill, Claire, 51–52, 60–61, 116, 222
McConnell, Mitch, 389
McGovern, George, 40, 60, 230, 242, 368
McInturff, Bill, 358, 424
McKinnon, Mark, 310, 318, 404
McMahon, Julie Tauber, 49
McMahon, ricia, 77
Media Matters for America, 42
Meet the Press, 51, 274, 318, 406, 411, 422 Obama’s interviews on, 24, 30, 31, 59–60
Merrill Lynch, 378, 382
Michigan, 114, 293, 310, 357, 408–9
Michigan primar
y of 2008, 310, 311
Mills, Cheryl, 19, 50, 100, 228, 256, 260, 434
Mondale, Walter, 230
Montana primary of 2008, 258
Morgan Library and Museum, 384, 391
Mormonism, 273, 294, 295, 357
Morris, Dick, 40
Moyers, Bill, 245
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 23
MSNBC, 163, 198, 225, 226, 249, 368, 380, 419
Murphy, Mike, 368
Murphy, Steve, 374
Muskie, Ed, 84, 183, 185
Muslims, 333–34, 392, 416
My Life (B. Clinton), 20–21
National Enquirer, 367, 370 Edwards story in, 140–43, 166–69, 342–43
National Press Club, 130, 245–46
National Rifle Association (NRA), 290, 294
Native Americans, 86–87
NBC News, 110, 226, 345, 399, 414, 419
Nelson, Bill, 29, 37
Nelson, Terry, 271, 273, 274, 277–79, 281, 284
Nesbit, Marty, 2, 62, 67, 113, 116, 200, 236, 248, 430
Nevada caucuses of 2008, 195–96, 198–202, 204, 218 Hillary Clinton’s campaign and win in, 195–96, 202, 207, 209–10
Obama’s campaign in, 199–202
New Hampshire, 70–71, 93, 103, 104, 117, 271, 423–24
New Hampshire primary of 1992, 77, 178, 179, 182, 186
New Hampshire primary of 2004, 20, 301
New Hampshire primary of 2008, 63, 124, 153, 177–91, 218, 344 Edwards’s campaign and third-place finish in, 179–80, 181, 184, 203
Giuliani’s campaign in, 288, 291, 292, 297, 300
Hillary Clinton’s campaign and win in, 6, 77–78, 153, 162, 173–75, 177–83, 184–90, 193, 194, 196, 197, 224, 232, 263
McCain’s campaign and win in, 9, 281–83, 285, 298, 300–304, 307–10
Obama’s campaign in, 1, 177, 179–80, 183–86, 188–91, 197, 263
New Jersey primary of 2008, 223, 314
Newsweek, 24, 68, 166, 184, 212, 316
New York, N.Y., 87, 283, 288, 418 hotels in, 129–30, 133–34, 282, 382, 384, 395, 398
September 11, 2001, terrorism in, 9, 234, 287, 418
New Yorker, 51, 349
New York Post, 237, 257
New York primary of 2008, 90, 223, 314
New York Times, 58, 86–89, 95, 120–21, 145–46, 165, 170, 219, 367 on Clintons, 46–48, 79, 86–89, 197–98, 207–8, 316
McCain story in, 306–10, 314–16
on Obama, 407–8
on Palin, 367, 398, 408
Nightline, 342–43
Nix, Sheila, 95
Nixon, Richard, 344
Noonan, Peggy, 368
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 231
North Carolina, 124, 134, 327
North Carolina, University of (UNC), 425–26
North Carolina primary of 2008, 244, 246, 247–48, 255, 256
North Korea, 111, 397
Obama, Barack Hussein accusation of sedition against, 405, 416, 421
advisers and staff of, 2–3, 7–8, 26–31, 35–38, 62–68, 72–73, 103–19, 184–85, 190, 198–200, 223–24, 228–29, 235–37, 242–43, 251, 327, 332–34, 338–39, 390–92, 429–31
African American heritage of, 4, 13, 14, 23, 36, 55, 69, 71–72, 105, 114, 213, 219, 254, 265, 331–33, 336, 337, 429
anti–Hillary Clinton attacks by, 146–47, 148–49, 151, 155, 157, 160, 184, 205–6, 207, 317, 331–32
basketball playing and gym visits of, 2, 329, 331, 429
Biden and, 337, 340–42, 411–14, 419, 429
Bill Clinton and, 21, 24, 155, 162–63, 186, 197–98, 200–215, 218, 264, 167, 332, 343–45, 380, 417–18
bipartisan cooperation theme of, 146, 151, 214, 323–34, 384–85
“bitter/cling” comments of, 240–41, 242, 243, 414
books and book tours of, 31, 55, 56, 57–59, 68, 108, 161, 236, 420
calmness and self-possession of, 2, 25–26, 87, 235, 391–92, 393, 435
campaign weaknesses and stress of, 1–2, 107–20, 149, 150, 206, 234–48, 251–55, 318, 330–34
childhood and adolescence of, 156, 160–61, 425
community organizing work of, 205
concerns about safety of, 67, 72
consideration of gubernatorial bid by, 32, 33
conventional politics disdained by, 27, 28, 30–31, 111, 151, 160, 214
early drug use of, 161, 163, 198
economic policy of, 184, 377–81, 388, 424
Edwards’s attempted deals with, 7–8, 184, 204, 252–53, 342–43
exploration of presidential bid by, 26–38, 56–74, 79, 83, 109
failed congressional bid of, 67
fatherhood of, 66, 68
financial crisis and, 198, 377–81, 384–85, 387–88, 393, 419, 435
flag-pin controversy and, 238, 241, 333
front-runner status gained by, 234, 249, 251, 423–27
fund-raising of, 32, 61, 64, 80, 85–86, 92–93, 99, 106–7, 112, 115, 117, 137, 184, 223–24, 240, 264, 327, 328, 418–19
general election campaign strategy of, 237, 327–28, 341, 350
Hollywood support for, 85–89, 106, 418 as Illinois state legislator, 20–21, 28, 36, 118, 156, 184
Iraq War opposition of, 36, 53, 64, 85, 90–91, 104, 105, 156, 186, 197, 199, 205, 330, 421
“lipstick on a pig” remark of, 375–76, 385
McCain’s relationship with, 323–26, 328, 392
media treatment of, 5, 24, 25, 30, 31, 59–60, 68, 89, 90, 111, 120–21, 140, 155, 186, 206, 217, 228, 234, 238, 250–51, 265, 328, 329–30
negative opinions on, 25–26, 33, 85, 110, 145, 180, 206, 231, 241, 267, 331, 334, 337, 372, 416
nomination clinched by, 258, 318
“playing the race card” accusations against, 332–33
political experience lacking in, 5–6, 36, 52–53, 69, 74, 145, 156, 170, 230, 332
political philosophy and style of, 63–64, 68–69, 72, 74–75, 119, 151–52, 411
as post-racial figure, 72, 111, 112, 236, 332
public campaign financing rejected by, 327–28
“race speech” of, 236–38, 239, 244–45, 246, 337
reaction to Palin by, 373–76, 385, 416
self-confidence of, 3–4, 8, 25–26, 27, 105, 121, 183–85, 232
Senate campaign and career of, 5–6, 13–14, 21, 22–25, 26–38, 52–53, 57, 63, 66, 67, 69, 78, 90–91, 108, 161, 323–25, 338
speeches of, 3, 14, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29–30, 36, 53, 56–57, 58, 66, 68, 74–75, 85, 87, 90, 104, 105, 107–8, 120, 151–52, 159, 170–71, 186, 214, 224, 232, 236–38, 244–45, 258, 329, 337, 349–50, 424–25
superstar status of, 14, 22–24, 32–33, 55–56, 57–58, 66, 330–34
vice-presidential choices and selection of, 261, 266, 267, 334–42
white support for, 214, 236, 256, 429
see also specific caucuses, primaries, and elections
Obama, Malia, 25, 28, 29, 66, 68, 235
Obama, Michelle Robinson, 25, 55–57, 72–73, 213, 220, 235, 242, 391–92 campaigning of, 3, 14, 21, 64, 86, 105, 109, 170–71, 188–89, 233, 238, 244
childhood and adolescence of, 66–67, 349
convention speech of, 349, 350
courtship and marriage of Barack Obama and, 26, 75, 117
criticism of, 244, 253–54, 325–26, 349, 421
family background of, 66–67, 349
law career of, 26, 28, 117
motherhood of, 29, 68, 233
Obama’s presidential bid as serious concern of, 59, 62, 66–68, 112, 114–15
“proud of my country” remark of, 238, 244, 253, 326, 349, 421
purported “whitey tape” of, 253–54, 225
relationship of Barack Obama and, 26, 28, 29, 38, 56–57, 59, 66–68, 72–73, 75, 112, 116–17, 161, 171, 253–54, 258
Obama, Sasha, 25, 28, 66, 68, 235
O’Donnell, Brett, 282, 384, 391
Ohio primary of 2008, 224, 228, 230, 232–33, 2
36, 239, 244, 248, 255
Oprah, 135
Oregon primary of 2008, 253–54
Owens, Valerie Biden, 341
Oxford, Miss., 377, 384, 387, 390–92
Palin, Bristol, 366, 398 pregnancy of, 362, 367, 370, 397
Palin, Sarah, 351, 358–76, 385, 395–411 as Alaska governor, 358–63, 372, 296, 409
campaign stress and isolation of, 9, 400–404, 407, 414–16, 420
children of, 359, 360, 362, 366–67, 397, 400, 404
Chris tian faith of, 361, 364, 403
competitiveness and courage of, 359, 364, 372
in debate with Biden, 370, 400–407
foreign and domestic policy knowledge of, 361, 366, 370–71, 395, 397–99, 401
“going rogue” by, 400, 408–11, 414–16
hasty vetting of, 358, 360–64, 365, 367
McCain’s relationship with, 9, 358–60, 363–64, 372–73, 381, 396, 419–20
media coverage and interviews of, 362, 367, 370, 371, 373, 395, 397–400, 403, 405, 408–11, 414, 420
Obama criticized by, 372, 407, 408
Obama’s reaction to, 373–76, 416
physical appearance and clothes of, 364, 370, 372, 373, 398, 404, 407, 414
policy and speech tutoring of, 369, 370–71, 395, 397, 398, 400, 401–2, 403–5
political vulnerabilities and criticism of, 362–71, 373–76, 395–406, 409–11, 414–16
social conservatism of, 359, 360, 361, 396
speeches of, 365, 368, 370, 371–72, 415
support of women for, 360, 365, 373
Troopergate ethical investigation of, 362, 396, 409
as Wasilla mayor, 359, 396
Palin, Todd, 359, 360, 363, 366, 367, 396, 409–10
Palin, Track, 366, 397
Palin, Trig, 366–67, 397, 400, 404
Palmieri, Jennifer, 342–43
Patrick, Deval, 32
Paul, Ron, 295
Paulson, Hank, 378, 380–84, 386–88, 392, 393