10 Things We Learned from the Book ‘Double Down - Game Change 2012’ by Mark Halperin, John Heilemann

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A contributor of ours recently finished reading the 512 page book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann called Double Down - Game Change 2012.

Although usually a bit cautious about the genre of this book, they felt the authors had earned credibility and that it was worth reading. Besides, we feel you should always know what the competition is doing.

The book's authors obviously lean left, but here are 10 things we learned (or were reminded of) from the book Double Down.

1. The GOP did not get on the Romney bandwagon until very late in the game.
2. As late as Tampa, there were people looking to Mitch Daniels or Chris Christie to become the candidate.
3. The Romney campaign was really out performed on every level by the Obama campaign.
4. The Romney campaign thought he (Romney) was going to win. The Obama campaign knew he (Obama) was gonna win.
5. The right wing of the GOP, including the radio personalities were featured very little in the book.
6. Obama is not a good debater and he worked very hard after his pitiful performance.
7. Bill Clinton's convention speech was a game changer.
8. Hurricane Sandy had more of an impact most people thought. Not because of the Chris Christie/Obama love-fest, but because Obama looked presidential and bipartisan and Romney could not do much.
9. The reason Romney avoided Benghazi during the debate was because it was viewed as a lose/lose. He had jumped the gun on a statement early on and did not want to do that again.
10. Ann Romney had a more difficult time that it appeared due to her health.