First published 2017
Donna Brazile steps into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 2016 expecting political turbulence. What she discovers exceeds her worst fears. The party lies in shambles from Russian cyberattacks, internal warfare, and scandals that threaten to destroy the presidential campaign. As the former DNC chair and seasoned political operative, Brazile must navigate unprecedented foreign interference while managing a candidate in Hillary Clinton who faces Donald Trump, an opponent who shatters conventional political rules. The party reels from hacking revelations just as the convention approaches. Brazile uncovers corruption, poor judgment, and strategic blunders that compound the crisis. She witnesses firsthand how Russian manipulation, campaign errors, and administrative failures converge to create the perfect storm. Through insider access and decades of political experience, Brazile documents the miscalculations that enabled Trump's victory. Her account reveals the human cost of political failure and the fragility of democratic institutions under attack.
Genres: politics, biography-memoir, 21st-century, current-affairs, russia, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-access, political-failure
Setting: Democratic National Committee, Russia
Period: 2016
240 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing