The book also gives a fascinating and informative account of the first historical draft and political psychology of the events that led to Obama’s victory.
The author’s narrative about the Obama presidential campaign is an informative description of behind the scene motivation and decisions taken by the Obama campaign. Although the book is founded mainly on the information obtained by Wolffe during the Presidential campaigns, it is more of a biography of President Obama since a lot of biographical information has been included. In essence, Renegade is a thorough guide in making one to understand President Obama and his dependable inner circles of supporters and aides, in addition to being a biographical guide to the President’s life. The book is an authentic portrayal of President Obama as a man who proved to be strong in fighting his way through a challenge that was no easy task. He was strong in reacting to his defeat in the primaries at New Hampshire and was seen as strongly sustaining himself solely on the strength his personal attributes and painstaking polling in passing the presidential test in economic and foreign affairs.
It is remarkable to witness the struggles of the man who fought the presidential election in a campaign that was erratic during most of its first year. The one big idea that one gets from the book about its topic is how a novice in politics could examine his political and personal trials in struggling with politics and race issues. In this light, Wolffe has explicitly narrated the crux of what he wishes to convey, “This is the making of a president, witnessed from a front-row seat, as it unfolded from its first day to its last” (Wolffe, 2009). The man developed his strategies with self imposed discipline, planned risk taking and an uncomplicated style to tell his stories in surviving the political offensives of John McCain and Clinton. The book reveals how Obama, emerged a winner in politics and how he learned the political and personal attributes to accomplish his goals during his early life.
The book is based on the close access that the author had with Obama and uncovers how a president was made, in terms of the track followed by his campaign as also his life before he ran for the esteemed position. The book uniquely depicts the profound circumstances of the man who was code named Renegade by the Secret Service. The book Renegade: The Making of a President, written by British born correspondent of Newsweek, Richard Wolffe, argues about how a newcomer in politics, who had no money and a name that was unfamiliar, matured into becoming the most powerful leader of the world.
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