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Title: Deadlock: The Inside Story oF America's Closest Election by Ellen Nakashima, David Von Drehle, Washington Post, Joel Achenbach, Mike Allen, Dan Balz, Jo Becker, David Broder, Ceci Connolly, Claudia Deane ISBN: 1-58648-080-4 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 06 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: More Detail Would Have Been Nice
Comment: Two things struck me while reading this book, the first is that I doubt there is a book out there that is truly balanced and not somewhat biased. The second thing was that Gore really got the shaft, not so much by the recount wars, but by the election official that came up with the Butterfly Ballot. In the history of the USA this decision ranks up there with new Coke and the XFL, what a mistake. As far as the reporting in the book it was not bad for a review of all the articles they had in the paper, but it did not really dig into the particular issues very deeply. I wanted more detail and behind the scenes with both the candidates. I also wanted more details on the court cases; I felt like the sky-high overview of the issues of the cases did not do such an important issue justice.
In reading the book I think a little bit of a democratic bias comes out, just a little, but enough to notice. I also thought it interesting that they had far more details of the Gore group then the Bush camp, it follows the perception that the Post is somewhat liberal in its views. The book is an overview that came out almost 10 minutes after Gore hung up the phone on the second concession call so there are a few more details out now that they did not get in the book. Overall it is a good effort and a readable book, but not the end all be all on the subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: BEST BOOK I'VE READ ON 2000 ELECTION
Comment: I personally think the Washington Post and NY Times are liberal rags that are generally not worth the paper they are printed on. However, in fairness, when they do well I think they should be commended. I read the NY Times "36 Days" and still think that book was not worth the paper it was printed on. It was nothing more than a reprint of their articles.
Conversely, though, Deadlock was a well-written book. Two passages are worth noting. The first is about the book itself. About one-third of the way into the first chapter the book says: "These are the ... decisions, alliances, power plays, snap judgments and personality flaws revealed when a flukishly close election is played out for staggering high stakes. Both sides were nimble and brilliant and occasionally shady; both sides were also capable of miscalculations, divisions and blame. The best and worst of politics were on displayed in those 36 days, and both sides trafficked in each. This is how it happened." Although the Post endorsed Al Gore (no surprise) they tried to be equal in their appraisal of how the two campaigns sought resolution in their favor.
As for the two sides' strategy one only has to look within the first three pages of Chapter 2 where the Post records that the Democrats enlisted the services of three authors who wrote "The Recount Primer". The book reads: "Anyone who read and heeded the booklet could predict how the two sides would play America's closest president election -- at least in the broad outlines. Gore would gamble; Bush would stall. Gore would preach a doctrine of uncounted ballots; Bush would extol the dependability of machines. Gore needed more: more counting, more examination, more weighing and pondering of more ballots. Bush needed it over while he was still ahead." The only trouble for the Gore forces with this gospel was that the Republicans knew the same gospel. The book attempted to show how the two sides played out the roles assigned them.
For a behind the scenes objective look at the two sides, I think the Post did a very decent job. This could have been a... job on the Republicans and conservatives, but generally it was not (though I expected it). It could have been a... job on the Democrats and liberals, but it was not (nor did I expect it). I am not accustomed to this degree of fairness from the liberal Washington Post nor do I expect to see it very often in the future.
Rating: 5
Summary: 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Comment: DEADLOCK BY THE WASHINGTON POST IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON THE BUSH/GORE 2000 ELECTION RECOUNT VOTE.
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Title: Too Close to Call : The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election by Jeffrey Toobin ISBN: 0375761071 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Unfinished Election of 2000 by Jack N. Rakove, Henry Brady, John Cooper ISBN: 0465068375 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Down and Dirty : The Plot to Steal the Presidency by Jake Tapper ISBN: 0316832642 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Overtime! The Election 2000 Thriller by Larry J. Sabato ISBN: 032110028X Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 27 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward ISBN: 074325547X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 19 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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