Renegade - The Making Of a President

Based on Wolffe's access to Obama, 'Renegade' reveals the making of a president, both on the campaign trail and before he ran for high office. It explains how the politician who emerged in an extraordinary election learned the personal and political skills to succeed during his youth and early career. With cool self-discipline, calculated risk taking, and simple storytelling, Obama developed the strategies he would need to survive the onslaught of the Clintons and John McCain, and build a multimillion-dollar machine to win a historic contest. This book provides not only an account of Obama's triumphs, but also examines his many personal and political trials. The reader can see him struggling with life as a presidential candidate, a campaign that falters for most of its first year, and his reaction to a surprise defeat in the New Hampshire primary and see him relying on his personal experience, as well as meticulous polling, to pass the presidential test in foreign and economic affairs.