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They Said This Day Would Never Come

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I received a reviewer copy of They Said This Day Would Never Come by Chris Liddell-Westefield from the publisher Perseus Books in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: This book is a microhistory of the Obama campaign with over 50% of it focusing on the Iowa Caucuses. Chris compiles comments from those high up in the campaign (Pluffe, Axelrod, Obama), the Crooked Media crew, but mostly this is the story of the organizers. The ones who turned out the vote for Obama, we follow the campaign from the beginning until the end.

What I Loved: The nostalgia and the hope this book makes you feel is electric. If you miss the former occupant of the White House and you want to remove the current occupant, this book is for you. It will motivate you to get on the ground and get to work. It will motivate you to meet and befriend your local organizers. The story of the grassroots campaign is so inspiring and getting insight int the first major grassroots campaign and who these people were makes you realize anyone can fight for what is right.

What I didn’t like so much: It was probably just my ARC but at times it is hard to tell if the author is providing details or if the previous speaker is still talking there's no clear transition. But again this might be the ARC and it wasn't really that detrimental to my reading experience.

Who Should Read It: People who believe in grassroots campaign. People who want to read something hopeful in the 2020 primary. People who miss the Obama movement. People who are interested in campaign logistics.

General Summary: A story of the organizers who worked on the ground for hope and change in Obama's 08 campaign.

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Very good read about the Obama road to running for President in 2008. You get the viewpoint of people who was with h8m on this historic occasion. The way the information is presented makes this feel Ike you are having a conversation with the participants. Very well put together and I will recommend to others. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest opinion. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on my review.

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Loved this book and it’s insights into Obama. Really wish we had a president like this right now, rather than the jerk currently in office.

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This was an interesting point of view of Obama's 2008 run from the ground level of campaign staffers and volunteers that were lower on the totem pole who usually people don't get to hear from. If you were a big Obama fan or followed the 2008 election closely, this would be a good read for you.

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