Description
The Running Mate is a political novel by Joe Klein and a follow-up to his bestseller Primary Colors. Set in the same fictional political world, the novel moves away from the presidential campaign to focus on the personal and political struggles of a single legislator.
Jack Stanton, the fictionalised version of Bill Clinton from Primary Colors, makes a cameo, but he is not at the centre of the story. Instead, Klein turns his attention to the pressures of political life and the choices that shape a politician’s ambitions, principles and personal life.
A good choice for readers who enjoy political fiction, Washington intrigue and novels that explore the conflict between political ambition and personal values.
