She didnt react in sadness, or perplexion, or anger.
I knew this would happen to me, she said.
They were never going to let me be president.
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In effect, she reveals how politics becomes personal.
An enduring national obsession surrounds Hillary Clinton.
On one partisan side, there remains some talk of herimpending prosecution.
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Herapproval ratings, bizarrely, remain a point of intrigue, even though shes no longer holding public office.
In the context of our enduring fixation,Chasing Hillaryreads like a surprisingly intimate campaign memoir.
The pretense of objectivity is done away with.
Chozick can only write what she saw and how she saw it.
She can only give us her version of the candidate and what the candidate went through.
It just so happens that Chozick had a closer view than the rest of us.
Having been on the front lines, Chozick has a keen understanding of the current political climate.
Incendiary fits this moment.
But Chozick has nothing to defend, really her insecurities are laid bare.
In its emotional messiness, Chozicks story commands nuance.
Politics is personal, and the personal is never clear-cut.B+
