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Weaver and, 141, 153, 155, 243
Wright ad and, 305
McCarthy, Larry, 225–27, 229, 280, 336
McChrystal, Stanley, 213
McConnell, John, 367
McConnell, Mitch, 24, 81, 398, 414
McCray, Jim, 156, 158, 159
McDonnell, Bob, 323, 345, 408, 409, 457
McGreevey, Jim, 202
McGregor, Matthew, 340–41
McNealy, Scott, 371, 372, 376
McNealy, Susan, 371, 372
Meat Loaf, 453
Medicaid, 385
Medicare, 25, 53, 114–15, 336, 385, 386, 392, 415, 417, 442
Ryan and, 217, 223, 349, 353, 357, 387, 403
Meet the Press, 81, 131, 141, 192, 217, 228, 234, 376, 467
Biden on, 295–96, 298, 299
Booker on, 315–16
Mehlman, Ken, 196, 297–98
Messina, Jim, 27–28, 32, 37, 50, 290, 291, 297, 316, 317, 320, 332, 334, 357, 380, 391, 413, 446, 458, 459, 470, 472
Biden and, 77, 78
Bill Clinton and, 58, 62–63, 381
Christie and, 199
contraceptives issue and, 69
Democratic National Convention and, 379
fund-raising and, 312–14, 318–19
Huntsman and, 146
immigration and, 327–28
and leak of Obama’s list, 63
Michelle Obama and, 35
Ricketts Plan document and, 304, 306–7
Michigan primary:
Romney in, 274–76, 281–82
Santorum in, 275, 281–82
Middle East, 393–99, 430, 449–50
Benghazi, 393–99, 414, 445–49, 453
Cairo, 393–98
Obama and, 394–99, 447–49
Romney and, 395–99, 445–48
Miliband, Ed, 341
military, 450
“don’t ask, don’t tell” and, 17, 28, 301
Miller, Tim, 154
Mitchell, Andrea, 249
Moore, Michael, 143, 247
Morgan, Piers, 207–8, 340, 366
Morning Joe, 19, 231, 251, 298, 321, 366
Morse, Gary, 259
Morse, Renee, 259
Mother Jones, 399, 400
Mourdock, Richard, 453
Mubarak, Hosni, 18
Murdoch, Rupert, 137, 156, 193, 232, 327, 329, 466
Christie and, 193, 200, 203
Murphy, Mike, 102–3, 106, 283, 362
Stevens and, 103
Murray, Shailagh, 299
Myers, Beth, 109, 110, 162, 225–27, 229, 292, 325, 333, 334, 406, 407, 420, 422, 465
search for Romney running mate led by, 343–56
NAACP, 120, 469
National Review, 137, 200, 365
Nelson, Ben, 214
Nesbitt, Marty, 3, 11, 423, 433, 435–36, 438
Netanyahu, Benjamin “Bibi,” 56, 73
New Hampshire primary of 2008, 90, 107, 425, 460
New Hampshire primary of 2012:
Gingrich in, 221, 241, 247
Romney in, 110, 111, 221, 245–46
New Hampshire Union Leader, 138, 221
Newhouse, Neil, 107, 108, 246, 247, 264, 269, 274, 279, 281, 344, 353, 359, 391, 408, 415, 427, 454, 456, 468
New START, 17
Newsweek, 133, 141, 151
Newton, Ted, 344, 352–54
New York Daily News, 34, 224
New Yorker, 356
New York Post, 200, 310, 363–65
New York Times, 10, 37, 38, 47, 76, 98–99, 229, 251, 258, 264, 267, 279, 290, 320, 351, 358
Ricketts Plan document and, 307, 308
Romney’s “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” op-ed in, 93–95, 138–39, 274
Nielsen, Mark, 344, 351, 354
9/11 first responders, 17, 45
Nixon, Richard, 220
Romney and, 96
No Apology (Romney), 98–99, 103, 105, 108, 228, 395, 396, 400
Noonan, Peggy, 154, 403, 467
Notre Dame, 67
nuclear weapons, 17
Nunn, Sam, 214
Obama, Barack, 1–6, 9–23, 24–34, 36–43, 44–65, 79–85, 264, 287–94, 321–22
approval ratings of, 6, 13, 18, 19, 41, 288
The Audacity of Hope, 59
on Bain firms’ outsourcing of jobs, 331–32
Biden selected as running mate by, 71, 76
Biden’s relationship with, 71–74, 299–300
Bill Clinton and, 58–63, 377–80, 391, 428, 429, 430, 434, 459–60, 472–73
bin Laden’s death and, 22–23, 26, 55, 450
birth certificate of, 10–12, 18–20
birtherism and, see birtherism
books about, 46–49, 63–65, 82–83
campaign meeting list leaked, 58, 63–65, 78
campaign meeting list written and presented, 54–58
campaign meetings of, 49–53, 54–58, 78
Chicago house of, 11
Christie and, 199, 201, 204, 205, 365, 366, 455–57
Clooney and, 264, 301
Daniels as viewed by, 134
Democratic National Convention speech of, 382, 390–91
Des Moines rally for, 460–63
Dreams from My Father, 128–29
election victory of, 465–67, 469, 471
electoral career of, 53
fiftieth birthday party of, 37
fund-raising and, 9, 10, 27–34, 35, 37, 309, 311–14, 318–19, 322, 334, 429–30
gay marriage issue and, 57, 294, 296–301, 461
Gingrich and, 215, 218–19, 250
“guns or religion” remark of, 401
health care plan of, see Affordable Care Act
Hillary Clinton’s relationship with, 470, 472, 473
Hispanics and, 293–94, 469
Huntsman and, 147, 151–53, 155, 160
Hurricane Sandy and, 455–56, 459, 466
immigration and, 56, 294
on job creation, 321
Langone’s view of, 193–94
Middle East and, 394–99, 447–49
midterm elections and, 13–14, 17, 32, 60
in New Hampshire primary of 2008, 425
Osawatomie address of, 79–81, 85
overseas trip of, 339
political ascension of, 12
political team of, see specific people
political team revamped by, 14–17, 40
political theater as viewed by, 4, 412, 437
pragmatic progressivism of, 57–58
Priorities USA Action and, 313–15, 429–30
Reid and, 359
Romney and, 237, 241, 243, 246, 261, 271, 287–91, 308–9, 322, 326–27, 399, 414-16, 458, 470–71
Romney’s debates with, see Obama-Romney debates
Romney’s “47 percent” remark and, 401
Ryan and, 287–88, 369
Santorum and, 271, 281
Trump’s request for college and passport records of, 451–52
Trump’s view of, 128–29
Wall Street advisers of, 28–30
wedding anniversary of, 420–21
welfare reform and, 385, 387–88
at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, 21–22
Wright and, 303, 305, 306, 308–9, 402
Obama, Malia, 34, 199, 292, 433
Obama, Michelle, 24, 34–36, 53, 291–92, 297, 314, 423, 473
anecdote involving Gibbs, Jarrett and, 47–48, 82–83
Bruni-Sarkozy quote and, 47–48
clothes of, 49
at Democratic National Convention, 383–84, 390
at Des Moines rally, 461–62
fund-raising and, 35
Jill Biden and, 73
Obama-Romney debates and, 433
Obama’s fiftieth birthday and, 37
Obama’s first presidential campaign and, 34
Obama’s political team and, 15, 16
political commentary consumed by, 19
public image of,
34, 48–49
trip to Spain taken with daughters, 34
wedding anniversary of, 420–21
Obama, Sasha, 34, 73, 199, 433
Obamacare, see Affordable Care Act
Obama-Romney debates:
first, 1–2, 4–5, 420–26, 430–33
first, Obama’s preparation for, 412–19, 433
first, Romney’s preparation for, 404–11, 420, 421
second, 425–26, 428, 446–49
second, Obama’s preparation for, 1–4, 433–43, 446
second, Romney’s preparation for, 428, 444–46
third, 449–50
Obamas, The (Kantor), 47–48, 64, 82–83
O’Brien, Soledad, 261
Occupy movement, 78–79, 80
O’Donnell, Christine, 115, 159
O’Donnell, Lawrence, 423
O’Donnell, Norah, 238
Ogletree, Charles, 42
Olympic Games, 337, 339–41, 407, 471
Oman, Chris, 344
Oparowski, David, 370, 427
Oparowski, Pat, 370
Oparowski, Ted, 370
O’Reilly Factor, The, 197
Orszag, Peter, 47
Osawatomie, Kans., 79–81, 83
Palatucci, Bill, 190, 196–98, 202, 351, 354
Palestine, 56
Palin, Sarah, 114, 115, 145, 158, 263, 272, 362, 369, 376, 398, 415, 432, 453
Bachmann compared with, 169
Cain and, 207
Going Rogue, 98–99
McCain’s selection as running mate, 92, 344
Romney and, 137–38
Panetta, Leon, 67, 69
Parade, 184, 209
Parker, Sean, 429
Patrick, Deval, 383
Paul, Ron, 111, 170, 204, 210, 228, 229, 233, 234, 237, 240, 246, 281
Pawlenty, Mary, 166–68
Pawlenty, Tim, 21, 105–6, 111–12, 128, 165–66, 170, 179, 186, 223, 323, 408
Bachmann and, 165–66
in debate with Romney and Bachmann, 165–68, 170
as possible Romney running mate, 345, 346, 348, 349, 357
Pearce, Charlie, 260, 270, 310
Pelosi, Nancy, 16, 37, 215, 223
Pence, Mike, 111
Penn, Mark, 379, 437
Perelman, Ron, 156
Perot, Ross, 193
Perry, Anita, 174, 175, 209–11
Perry, Griffin, 239
Perry, Rick, 51, 118, 139, 171–87, 188, 204, 208–11, 217–19, 223, 228, 235, 237–40, 245, 246, 247, 261, 263, 457
back surgery and subsequent complications, 174–76, 182–85
billionaires and, 192
Bush and, 178–79, 181, 209
Cain and, 208–9
Carney and, 173–75, 178, 184, 185, 209, 210
drops out of race, 251–52
Fed Up!, 173, 179–81
gaffes of, 192, 209–11, 219
Gingrich endorsed by, 251–52
Huffington Post allegations and, 182–83
Johnson and, 173, 174, 184, 185
political career of, 178
Romney and, 174–80, 186, 209–11
Romney’s debates with, 180–82, 185–86
Rove and, 178–79, 181–82
Tea Party and, 172, 174
Trump and, 184
Petraeus, David, 213
Pew Research, 430
Pfeiffer, Dan, 40–41, 50, 69, 82, 319, 321, 357, 398, 401
gay marriage issue and, 296–97, 299
Piers Morgan Tonight, 319–20
Pincus, Mark, 429
Plame, Valerie, 113
Planned Parenthood, 68, 280, 293
Plouffe, David, 3–4, 11, 15, 17, 21, 26, 27, 32, 41, 42, 46, 50, 51, 57, 61, 65, 69, 71, 78, 82, 84, 112, 134, 288–90, 292, 294–96, 317, 320, 321, 327, 357, 431, 460, 463, 470
Biden and, 66, 77, 78
birtherism and, 19
Christie and, 199
Clinton staffers and, 61
contraceptives issue and, 69
Daley and, 66, 84
Democratic National Convention and, 378, 379, 385, 387
fund-raising and, 312–14, 318–19
gay marriage issue and, 296–300
Huntsman and, 142, 155
and leak of Obama’s list, 63
Obama-Romney debates and, 2–5, 413, 414, 419, 421, 424–25, 433, 436–38, 440–41, 446
Ricketts Plan document and, 307
Romney’s “47 percent” remark and, 400–401
Weaver and, 142
Podesta, John, 384
Politico, 69, 154, 163, 195, 201, 208, 211, 217, 218, 317, 365, 366, 403, 410, 423
Portman, Rob, 323, 407–8, 411, 421, 428, 446, 454, 457
as possible Romney running mate, 345–49, 356, 357
in Romney’s preparation for Obama debates, 405, 406, 414
Portman, Will, 347, 348
poverty, 56, 407
Powell, Colin, 141, 453
Pratt, Parley, 143
Priebus, Reince, 359
Priorities USA Action, 313–15, 429–30
Project Goldfish, 344–56
Quayle, Dan, 158, 159
Rachel Maddow Show, The, 316
Rangel, Charlie, 39
Rath, Tom, 89–91, 93, 98, 111, 243
Rattner, Steve, 315, 316, 321
Rauner, Bruce, 306, 308
Reagan, Nancy, 200–202
Reagan, Ronald, 74, 123, 160, 176, 201, 220, 288, 297, 413
Recount, 413
Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 13
Reed, Bruce, 295, 382, 384
Reed, Scott, 117, 118, 163, 276
Reid, Harry, 52, 143, 358–59
Rendell, Ed, 315, 316, 321
Republican National Committee, 110, 114
Republican National Convention of 2008, 361–62
Republican National Convention of 2012, 361–76, 377–78
Christie’s speech at, 361, 363–67
Eastwood’s speech at, 371–76, 382, 386, 411
Romney’s speech at, 367–68, 375–76
Ryan’s speech at, 369, 385
Restore Our Future, 225, 226, 229, 231, 234, 241, 256, 266, 280, 289, 323, 334
Rhoades, Matt, 95, 99, 101, 109, 110, 135, 157, 162, 170, 176, 180, 225, 240, 249, 251–54, 256, 258, 262, 264, 273–74, 278, 279, 283, 309, 328, 341, 345, 353, 405, 406, 410
Christie and, 190, 191
campaign finances and, 333–35
Gingrich and, 221
Middle East and, 394, 397
Perry and, 186
Republican National Convention and, 362, 367, 375
Rhodes, Ben, 38, 398, 446, 448
Rice, Condoleezza, 132, 324
Rice, Susan, 445, 446
Richards, Cecile, 68
Ricketts, Joe, 304–6, 308
Ricketts, Laura, 304, 308
Ricketts, Pete, 304–6
Ricketts, Todd, 304–6
Ricketts, Tom, 304, 307, 308
Ricketts Plan (“The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama”), 303–8, 311, 315
Ritter, Will, 240, 264, 319
Roberts, Brian, 42
Roberts, John, 71, 325, 326
Roberts, Robin, 299–301
Roche, Steve, 226
Rock Center, 359
Rogers, Ed, 119
Rolling Stone, 471
Rollins, Ed:
Bachmann and, 169–72
Huckabee and, 123–26
Romney, Ann, 92, 93, 96–97, 101, 105, 106, 109, 136, 180, 181, 204, 221, 224, 246, 252, 253, 265, 272–75, 279, 280, 281, 324, 333, 334, 395, 422, 427, 449, 456, 458
Huntsman and, 145
illnesses of, 97, 291, 467
on overseas trip, 339, 340
personal finances of, 248, 249, 359
Republican National Convention and, 361, 364, 368, 370, 376
Romney’s defeat and, 465, 467
Rosen’s remark on, 291–93, 310
Secret Service protection for, 26
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Romney, George, 93, 96, 98, 143, 274, 279
Romney, Jane, 143
Romney, Josh, 111
Romney, Mitt, 5–6, 27, 51, 52–53, 62, 80, 89–112, 136–39, 188, 206, 222, 223–26, 234, 237–41, 242–47, 250–57, 259–62, 263–65, 269–76, 283, 289, 309–11, 386, 393–411, 426–28, 443–44, 453–54
automobile industry op-ed of, 93–95, 138–39, 274
Avatar and, 225
Bain Capital and, see Bain Capital
Barbour and, 117–18
Bill Clinton on, 430
billionaires and, 188–89, 205
Bush 41’s endorsement of, 231
Christie and, 190–92, 204–5, 206, 254–55, 350–51, 365, 367, 410–11, 456, 457, 466
Clinton’s remarks on business career of, 319–20, 331, 380–81, 382
contraception issue and, 282–83
CPAC speech of, 271–73, 278, 367
Daniels’s view of, 132
at Daytona 500, 280
in debate with Bachmann and Pawlenty, 165–68, 170
decision to run made by, 105–6
Detroit Economic Club speech of, 278–79, 367
Eastwood and, 371
election defeat of, 465–70
First National Romney Victory Leadership Retreat, 323–24
in Florida primary, 110, 247, 254, 255, 258–61, 328, 343
formal entry into the race, 110, 137, 138
“47 percent” remark of, 311, 399–404, 406–10, 414, 417, 422, 426, 430, 435, 445, 452–53, 467, 470
fund-raising and, 62, 226, 284, 309–11, 322, 333–35, 427
gaffes of, 261, 262, 279, 280, 284, 289, 470
gay marriage issue and, 300–301
Gingrich and, 217–22, 223–24, 228–34, 237–38, 240, 241, 244–49, 251–54, 256–58, 260, 266, 267, 283
Gingrich’s debates with, 155–57
at Ham House, 253
health care plan of, 14, 106–8, 115, 136–38, 167, 168, 218, 228, 238, 245, 259, 275, 414, 415, 421
Hispanics and, 293–94, 327–29, 343, 469
houses of, 97, 100–101, 317
Huckabee and, 122, 124
Huntsman and, 142–45, 149, 150, 154–57, 161–62, 243–44
Hurricane Sandy and, 455–56
immigration and, 186, 223, 241, 261, 290, 293–94, 327–29
in Iowa caucuses of 2008, 90, 91, 240
in Iowa caucuses of 2012, 110, 111, 206, 221, 237, 239, 240, 242, 243, 251, 254, 259
Langone and, 194, 205, 327, 328
at Leder fund-raising event, 309–11, 399–401
and Limbaugh’s remarks on Fluke, 283
McCain and, 91–93, 99, 242–44
in Michigan primary, 274–76, 281–82
Middle East and, 395–99, 445–48
Mormon faith of, 93, 96, 104, 107, 110–11, 142–43, 146, 149, 218, 221, 224, 253
Murphy and, 102–3, 106
in New Hampshire primary, 110, 111, 221, 245–46
No Apology, 98–99, 103, 105, 108, 228, 395, 396, 400
Obama and, 237, 241, 243, 246, 261, 271, 287–91, 308–9, 322, 326–27, 399, 458, 470–71