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New book 'Romney' charts Mitt Romney's path from presidential candidate to party pariah

Former Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, waves to the crowd while speaking at the podium as he concedes the presidency during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on November 7, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Former Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, waves to the crowd while speaking at the podium as he concedes the presidency during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on November 7, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with journalist McKay Coppins about his new book “Romney: A Reckoning,” a profile of the senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney done with Romney’s full cooperation.

The cover of “Romney: A Reckoning.” (Courtesy of Scribner Books)

Book excerpt: ‘Romney: A Reckoning’

By McKay Coppins

Excerpted from “Romney: A Reckoning” by McKay Coppins. Copyright © 2023 by McKay Coppins. Used with permission of Scribner Books. All rights reserved.

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