By JEFF ZELENY
c.2010 New York Times News Service
For a year now, the characters from the 2008 presidential race have been settling into their new lives. Barack Obama is in the Oval Office. Hillary Rodham Clinton is secretary of state. John McCain is back in the Senate. And Sarah Palin is eyeing her future.
That, of course, is known. But a book that will be released on Monday offers political enthusiasts an opportunity to relive the campaign. Fresh anecdotes, recounted conversations and behind-the-scenes recollections present a chatty account of some of the high – and low – points that shed more perspective on a political race for the ages.
The book, “Game Change,” by the political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, is based on interviews with more than 200 people with inside knowledge of the campaign – including Obama at the White House in late June. But all sources were granted anonymity, and in most cases the authors provide no specific documentation for their account.