Recess Reading: Purdum on Palin

Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by fdc in Famous for DC, Front Page, Local, Politics

Spend a few minutes with your morning coffee and check out Todd S. Purdum’s take on the Palin campaign.

Vanity Fair: It Came From Wasilla

Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska’s charismatic governor wants the public to know about herself doesn’t always jibe with reality. As John McCain’s top campaign officials talk more candidly than ever before about the meltdown of his vice-presidential pick, the author tracks the signs—political and personal—that Palin was big trouble, and checks the forecast for her future.

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