Mad As Hell: Revolt at the Ballot Box, 1992

by Jack W. Germond, Jules Witcover

Two veteran political observers recount and analyze the twists and turns that categorized the 1992 presidential campaign, analyzing the primaries, debates, conventions, and changing political climate. 60,000 first printing.

Genres: Politics, History, American History, Nonfiction

534 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1993

About the author

Jack Germond was a famous political columnist. He was most well known for his work at The Baltimore Sun, but he was involved in everything from newspapers to television. For a while, he regularly appeared on The McLaughlin Group.

Reviews

[Andrew Figueiredo]

I usually shy away from books this long, but even through finals season I quickly became enamoured with “Mad As Hell”. Germond and Witcover did a fantastic job conveying the happenings of the 1992 campaign in an organized, entertaining, and very informative fashion. I loved the anecdotes throughout about aspects of 1992 I had never heard about. I will say, the authors take a bit of a pro-Clinton bent, but that doesn’t diminish the quality of the book. If you, like me, are a political nerd, this is a great choice.

[Chris Schaffer]

These guys were the masters, along with Teddy White of the campaign book. You just want to get drinks with them and vibe a fly on the wall in conversations with candidates and operatives in a New Hampshire hotel. Really reminds the reader what an out of touch politician G HW Bush with respect to domestic politics.

[Liz Heron]

One of the first political books I ever read & still a favorite. Great book about the power of the electorate.