I’m
not a Hillary Clinton fan, but after hearing authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes interviewed about their book Shattered
– Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign, I knew I wanted to read
this book.
After
following the crazy 2016 Presidential election, with all the twists and turns
that left heads spinning, I couldn’t resist learning about Hillary’s campaign
from those who knew her best. How is it
that this woman, who spent her lifetime striving for the opportunity to be the
first woman President, lost and had to watch her dream slip through her fingers
once again? Only to have the most
unlikely candidate, President Donald J. Trump, win the election?
The
authors were given unprecedented access to the Clinton campaign and people at
all levels. As a result, readers are
given insight into the actions and decisions Hillary and her campaign workers made. Shattered is not light reading. Even though I was familiar with events in
this book, I found it interesting because I was seeing the events through the
eyes of Hillary and her people.
One
can’t help but wonder if the campaign had been run different, would we now have
Hillary Clinton as President? How did
the people who were guarded, controlling and on a personal power trip effect
Hillary’s campaign? Were they there to
help Hillary win or to try and ensure they had a job in the next
administration? If Hillary had been open
to honest criticism instead of surrounding herself with yes men and women would
she have run a more effective strategic campaign? Why did Hillary rely on her people to put
into words why she was running for President?
Why couldn’t she say it in her own words? If Hillary had been humble, took
responsibility for her own bad decisions and genuinely apologized would it have
positively impacted her campaign?
The
2016 Presidential election was a circus and Hillary’s campaign was surprisingly
ineffectively run. This book provides
some insight into the key players that impacted this election and Hillary’s
campaign. There were a couple of scenes
in this book that helped me to see Hillary in a more personal light and I felt some compassion for her. I didn’t expect
that.
I
thought authors Jonathan Allen and Amie
Parnes did a good job in staying out of the story and instead reflect
Hillary, her key players and the campaign as it unfolded. I tried to figure out their own political
leanings. They are definitely not Trump
supporters. Based on their respect and
reverential manner in how they wrote about President Obama, I believe they are
likely liberals. I couldn’t really tell
if they were Hillary fans. If so they
weren’t afraid to honestly and accurately portray Hillary and her supporters.
Shattered – Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign gives keen insight into
Hillary’s campaign and the one of the craziest elections in recent years. It also helps readers to see where the
continued all-out attack on President Trump started and the ongoing narrative
that is currently unfolding in newspapers and the media today.
I
would like to thank Blogging for Books
and the Crown Publishing Group for
the opportunity to read Shattered – Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed
Campaign. This was an excellent
book and it accurately captures Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the surprising
upset. I found it informative and recommend
it to folks, both conservative and liberal, who want to better understand the
2016 Presidential election. I was under
no obligation to give a favorable review.
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