This was a bit difficult to get into, but soon had my attention. I am amazed that anyone runs for public office, knowing the depths opponents will go to smear them. Ralph Reed knows politics and puts his knowledge out there in an interesting and all too realistic novel.
My only complaint would be his incessant description of every item of apparel that almost every character is wearing. Colors, brand names, height of heels...I really didn't care after the first few instances! His book would have been a much more tightly knit story of suspense without so much unnecessary description of things that were unimportant.
It is still definitely a four-star read, though!
Please remember this for the next book, Ralph:)

For political junkies, this is a fasinating book, especially as respects the present election. It is amazing that Ralph Reed could write a book that, in many ways, follows the present campaigns. We will just have to wait and see if everything works outs as he projects in this book.

This is great even by George Will`s standards.He also makes use of a larger sense of humor than is usually found in his work. A really informative lively read.

Very interesting, especially in today's reality. Excellent book with many twists and turns. I enjoyed it very much.

This is a great book I recomend it highly. I love political thrillers and fiction books that run on the edge of reality. Pick it up today. You will not be disapointed.

Todd

With spooky restraint and masterful control, Ralph Reed reveals behind the scenes drama that enthralls and disgusts Americans every four years. Brilliantly written, Dark Horse is a political thriller with full of suspense and intrigue that compels the reader to turn page after page and difficult to put down. This brilliant fascinating novel swarms with details of presidential campaigns known to only a political strategist like Ralph Reed.
I enjoyed reading this novel immensely.

I don't read many book because they often don't hold my attention but Dark Horse sure did. It fits our time in politics even though it was written before it started unfolding in real life. !!!!Greatb Read!!!!

Dark Horse: A Political Thriller drops you into the middle of an election that mirrors the one of 2008. It will inspire you to get more involved and pray for the men and women who are in the political arena. Dark Horse is well written with several plot lines that keeps you vacillating with curiosity. When when the movie come out?

Well, for a political junkie like me, reading this book was Nirvana. Ralph Reed is a well experienced politlcal activist and has used his years of behind the scenes political experience to produce a book with intrigue, betrayal, and finally triamph. when I finished it I felt that I had had a real look at the political action we never see on the news. It's a tough game, not for sissys. I would reccommend this book to anyone who wants to see how politics works behind the scenes.

I regret the time and gas I wasted going be the library to pick this dog up. If you've ever had a liberal thought you're going to hate this book. My best advice: DON'T BOTHER! There are too many wonderful books out this summer to waste one minute of valuable reading time

Dark Horse is a fast paced story that could have been easily lifted from newspapers or right off of the network news programs. Although it was a little challenging at the very beginning, probably due to the reader being dropped into the middle of a political process with a large cast of characters, Once you sort out the players the payoff is worthwhile. Ralph Reed has been involved in bare knuckled politics for many years. It is obvious from the tags for this book, that he continues to be a lightening rod of vitriol from his political adversaries. I suppose success brings both adoration and vilification.

Notwithstanding all of that, Dark Horse is a fun read, in the way that Bill Buckley's Blackford Oakes series are fun to read. One gets the sense that as this story unfolds the reader is treated to a behind the scenes look at the intrigue of a national campaign. Who better to let us in on that than one who has been in the center of many political storms over the years. Though Reed portrays politicians and religious leaders reasonably realistically, every one appears to be brawlers when the gloves come off in the heat of the battle. it is easy to imagine that much of the story was drawn from Reed's experience as a consultant in the political process and a former candidate for office himself. That little touch of realism makes the story that much more interesting.

If you are looking for a fun read with a little constitutional education and political drama, Dark Horse fits the bill. For the aspiring young politico, Dark Horse captures the heat and emotion and does so in a manner that one would not mind their kids picking up the book and reading it. Hopefully Ralph will give us another book in the no so distant future that extends the story line of some of the interesting characters we have met in this book.

Ralph Reed is one of my favorite people in the Washington Beltline and Christian community. This book storyline impressively blends faith and fiction in a political context. Members and followers of the major political parties will find intelligent and stimulating new thinking in the way this novel places political victory and defeat in the context of spiritual growth. The book reminds me of the great Peter Marahall who led us to consider the spiritual side of politics in his work as Chaplain of the US Senate.