
The Wilderness
Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House
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Narrated by:
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John Glouchevitch
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McKay Coppins
The explosive story of the Republican Party's intensely dramatic and fractious efforts to find its way back to unity and national dominance.
After the 2012 election, the GOP was in the wilderness. Lost and in disarray. And doggedly determined to do whatever it took to get back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
McKay Coppins has had unparalleled access to Republican presidential candidates, power brokers, lawmakers, and Tea Party leaders. Based on more than 300 interviews, The Wilderness is the book that opens up the party like never before: the deep passions, larger-than-life personalities, and dagger-sharp power plays behind the scenes.
In wildly colorful scenes, this exclusive look into the Republican Party at a pivotal moment in its history follows a cast of its rising stars, establishment figures, and loudmouthed insurgents - Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Donald Trump, Scott Walker, and dozens of others - as they battle over the future of the party and its path to the presidency.
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A good primer for the ongoing Republican primary
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I got the book as I'm a political junkie, but found it overall disappointing. Narration was okay.
At first I liked it
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Fascinating Read
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Fascinating back stories
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If you could sum up The Wilderness in three words, what would they be?
Neutral. Human. Fact based.Who was your favorite character and why?
I got to know each of the Republican candidates and was most surprised by the story of Jeb Bush & Paul Ryan. Jeb, because he IS so different from his family of origin - very appealing. Paul Ryan, because he actually walks the walk, doesn't just bluster his way around on a bunch of hot air. I hope he will lead the GOP over to his way of thinking - I might even become a Republican!!Which scene was your favorite?
When Paul Ryan worked in the "trenches" with addicts in recovery.If you could give The Wilderness a new subtitle, what would it be?
who they are & where they come fromJust the facts! Great stories.
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The author seems to focus on the relationships between the candidates as they cynically try to crush each other. In doing this he gives a pass to the self-idolizing backstories each of them (via political aides and themselves) have worked in to his book.
He also lets zany republican talking points spouted by the candidates go unchecked. But it was still interesting and illuminating because by sticking to the facts and even hewing to the version of events presented by each candidate's camp, it shows how cynical, damaged and delusional each and every one of these possible future presidents really is.
I would be interested in reading a part 2 that covers the primaries and the election.
Well written if perhaps a little choppy at times.
Perfectly narrated.
Recommended for lefties and right wingers alike. Oh and independents like me!
Interesting and Alarming
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