re: #407 lawhawk

The book also apparently gets Scott Schmidt to admit that without Palin, the McCain campaign would have lost by an even greater margin.

Palin’s spokeswoman, Meg Stapleton, has disputed the version of events presented in the reporters’ book.

“The governor’s descriptions of these events are found in her book, ‘Going Rogue.’ Her descriptions are accurate,” Stapleton said in a statement to “60 Minutes.” Stapleton added: “She was there. These reporters were not.”

Schmidt conceded that had Palin not been on the ticket, “our margin of defeat would’ve been greater than it would’ve been otherwise.”

That bit at the end comes as the last paragraph in the WaPo story - burying the lede as it were.

It looks like this book skewers pretty much everyone in both parties. Might make for a good read on that basis alone.