A former advance man for Bill Clinton goes behind the scenes in Iowa to learn how BlackBerries, YouTube, and guerrilla video are changing the secret world of campaign stagecraft.
He's polling ahead of Hillary and Obama against the GOP and has the best hair on the campaign trail. Now all John Edwards needs is to convince America that he's got what it takes to crush the red state/blue state divide.
John McCain and his Republican allies challenged the president on his own turf?and won. Now that the senator has gained momentum, can he really make the GOP grand again?
John Edwards's campaign adviser talks with Joe Hagan about rural Americans getting screwed by the GOP, why his candidate will win back the "Bubba" vote for the Dems, and how his good buddy Cooter from The Dukes of Hazzard sometimes calls on him for a little help.
Obama adviser Samantha Power is that rare Harvard brainiac who can boast both a Pulitzer Prize and a mean jump shot (ask George Clooney). Now the consummate outsider is working on her inside game: D.C. politics.
For ex-presidents, four-star generals, and even journalists, the $2 billion speaking industry offers a chance to grind an axe and make a buck. But when public servants go private, are they still accountable?