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The Big Break The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind

Ben Terris

"No one gets today's Washington like Ben Terris…THE BIG BREAK is the definitive accounting of ‘how it works’ in this ongoing post-Trump (pre-Trump?) maelstrom. I just imbibed this book." ―Mark Leibovich, author of The Big Break

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It was described as a riveting account of Washington, D.C. in the post-Trump era, focusing on influential figures and their roles in the political landscape. The book highlighted the chaos and changes that transpired in the city during this period.

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The Washington Post's Ben Teres talks to Tommy about his new book, The Big Break, which is a riveting account of DC in the post-Trump era.

— Episode: 12 Angry Hopefuls

Episode: 12 Angry Hopefuls

It was described as a riveting account of Washington, D.C. in the post-Trump era, focusing on influential figures and their roles in the political landscape. The book highlighted the chaos and changes that transpired in the city during this period.

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The Washington Post's Ben Teres talks to Tommy about his new book, The Big Break, which is a riveting account of DC in the post-Trump era.

Ben Terrace is a reporter for The Washington Post. He is the author of the new book, The Big Break, which is available today.

It's a very fun page turning quick read. So I highly recommend folks read it if you want to learn about some of the more interesting characters in Washington.

The book is called The Big Break because the country went through a big break, but also because all these new people have the opportunity to kind of seek out big breaks of their own.

The book again is The Big Break. It is available now. It's a great read.

Episode: 12 Angry Hopefuls

It was described as a riveting account of Washington, D.C. in the post-Trump era, focusing on several interesting political characters and their experiences during that time.

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Ben Teres talks to Tommy about his new book, The Big Break, which is a riveting account of DC in the post-Trump era.

It's a great book. It's a very fun page turning quick read, so I highly recommend folks read it if you want to learn about some of the more interesting characters in Washington.

The book is called The Big Break because the country went through a big break, but also because all these new people have the opportunity to kind of seek out big breaks of their own.

Ben, thank you for doing the show. The book again is The Big Break. It is available now. It's a great read.

Episode: 12 Angry Hopefuls

It was described as a riveting account of Washington D.C. in the post-Trump era, focusing on some of the more interesting, influential and powerful characters who rose to prominence during that time.

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The Washington Post's Ben Teres talks to Tommy about his new book, The Big Break, which is a riveting account of DC in the post-Trump era.

Ben Terrace is a reporter for The Washington Post. He is the author of the new book, The Big Break, which is available today.

It's a very fun page turning quick read. So I highly recommend folks read it if you want to learn about some of the more interesting characters in Washington.

The book is called The Big Break because the country went through a big break, but also because all these new people have the opportunity to kind of seek out big breaks of their own.

The book again is The Big Break. It is available now. It's a great read.

Episode: 12 Angry Hopefuls

It was described as a riveting account of DC in the post-Trump era, focusing on interesting characters and how they rose to prominence.

"

Ben Teres talks to Tommy about his new book, The Big Break, which is a riveting account of DC in the post-Trump era.

It's a great book. It's a very fun page turning quick read, so I highly recommend folks read it if you want to learn about some of the more interesting characters in Washington.

The book is called The Big Break because the country went through a big break, but also because all these new people have the opportunity to kind of seek out big breaks of their own.

It's a great read. Buy it, take it to the beach with you. You'll learn a lot about Washington, but don't let it make you too cynical because there's some good stuff, too, that you can do if you want to work there.

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It was described as an inside look at the behind-the-scenes characters in Washington D.C. during and after the Trump years, detailing how people tried to capitalize on the changing political landscape and the broken state of Washington.

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Washington has gone through a big break, right? The country has gone through a big break. That's sort of the Donald Trump years.

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It was described as an inside look at the behind-the-scenes characters in Washington D.C. during and after the Trump years, detailing how people tried to capitalize on the changing political landscape and the broken state of Washington.

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Washington has gone through a big break, right? The country has gone through a big break. That's sort of the Donald Trump years.

And also there's a whole bunch of people who are trying to take advantage of this new frontier of Washington that's gone through this moment and they're searching for their own big breaks.

The place is broken. The people are broken. The politics is broken. Confidence is broken. Relationships are breaking.

It's a place that's just not really, you know, set up for this moment. And this moment meaning that Trump has broken everything, although maybe it was destined to break. Maybe it was that brittle that someone came along and this is who he is.

And the important part of that for me was to kind of get a sense of how people were acting in Washington in this moment. Trump was gone, but he was maybe on the rise. Biden was trying to make things normal again. But clearly nothing is ever going to be normal again.

The Bulwark Podcast

This book explored the idea that things might return to normal after Biden won the presidency, but the author realized upon covering Washington that this was not the case and saw no quick path back to normalcy.

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Well this is a big part of what the book project I set out on is a book called The Big Break. You can buy it probably at the bookstore here.

— Episode: Trump Ever After: Live from TribFest

Episode: Trump Ever After: Live from TribFest

This book explored the idea that things might return to normal after Biden won the presidency, but the author realized upon covering Washington that this was not the case and saw no quick path back to normalcy.

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Well this is a big part of what the book project I set out on is a book called The Big Break. You can buy it probably at the bookstore here.

Episode: Ben Terris: It's Not Going Back to Normal

The book was described as a hitchhiker's guide through the backrooms of Washington to show why normal is not coming back after Trump. The author interviewed many interesting, charismatic, and dramatic characters who influence Washington politics to explain why the city is so crazy seeming.

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The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind.

I wanted to write this kind of hitchhiker's guide through the back rooms of Washington, show people just how weird things are, why they're weird, find the most interesting, charismatic, dramatic, funny sometimes, weirdly funny characters.

The book is The Big Break The Gambler's Party Animals and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind by Ben Teres

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