"When viewed against the failed efforts of his rivals, it is clear that (he) won the nomination because he was shrewdest and canniest of them all. More accustomed to relying upon himself to shape events, he took the greatest control of the process leading up to the nomination, displaying a fierce ambition, an exceptional political acumen, and a wide range of emotional strengths, forged in the crucible of personal hardship, that took his unsuspecting rivals by surprise."Pulitzer-Prize winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin was not referring to President-elect, Barack Obama, but President Abraham Lincoln.
Check out the book that everyone has been talking about as an inspiration for the President-elect in his selection of his cabinet members.
"Team of Rivals-The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
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