The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory Audiobook

" The best campaign book since Making of the President 1960!! "

" Breezy read. Plouffe is actually not a great writer, but it hardly matters. Some wonderful insight into the Obama campaign. Most of the book deals with the primary season. "

" I listened to the audio book and loved it. I followed the Obama campaign from start to finish and this book just brought back the wonderful experience and feelings. (I also own the hardcover book.) "

" Comprehensive look at the 2008 campagin. As someone who is deeply involved in campaigns - many of them political - I found it fascinating to read such an incredible textbook on a game changing campaign. Others may find it a little long. "

" As books by political operatives go... this is one of the more telling ones I have read in a while. "

" Great book, TERRIBLE narrator on Audible. "

" Interesting look into the SMART campaign that won the presidency. "

" For any form of organizing this is a must read. Decision making based on understanding your mission while overseeing a grassroots movement. It's a blueprint to success. "

" A fairly easy and quick read - at times, Plouffe paints an entirely too rosy picture of his campaign. It defies belief that everything was as hunky dory as he portrays it. But all in all, worth the read if only for the insights and behind-the-scenes view of the Obama operation. "

" I did not know much about strategy or campaigning in general for an election and I learned a lot of about what went into Obama's win. A good read if you want to learn more about caucases and early voting and the gist of what a campaign manager does and is thinking in the years before an election. "

" I was fascinated by this book and felt more inspired with every chapter. A great inside look into the campaign and the lives of the people who gave us our President. "

" What a great inside view into an incredibly fascinating campaign! I especially loved ready how the Obama folks reacted to unexpected campaign twists, like Hillary's moment of sincerity in New Hampshire, Jeremiah Wright, and Sarah Palin. "

" Interesting study of 2008 which I went back to because of the current election. "

" This was a extremely well run campaign. Even when they had problems Obama was the one who kept the calm. The campaign ran completely off his personality.....COOL "

" Fair campaign dish. "

" pretty amazing so far. "

" My kind of campaign book. Absorbing enough for any political junkie, and it made me happy that I voted for the guy -- he seems like he really is what I thought he was. How often in your life can you vote for somebody like that? (not nearly often enough...) "

" A brilliant analysis of Obama's 2008 victory by the brilliant politician who managed it. It's time to re-read this to get a preview of the 2012 campaign. "

" A very readable illuminating insiders look at the Obama campaign. One can see that although at times they were lucky, they were also very very good. "

" Good reminder of just how long the primary lasted -- the vast majority of the book is focused on it. Only the last 100 pages or so are regarding the general election. Overall a good book (if obviously one-sided), but no real revelations. "

" Reading this well-written analysis of US political campaigns, voters' interests and candidates in a mediacracy makes me long for Plouffe's book on Obama's 2012 campaign. Since I'm liberal and a sucker for political non-fiction: 4 stars. "

" Good, but a bit watered down. Not unexpected given Obama running in 2012, but more detail would be nice. "