Fear and navel-gazing on the campaign trail

Instead of writing about Clinton, Amy Chozick turns the focus of Chasing Hillary on herself. And in doing so, she ignores a basic rule of journalism at her peril

Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally at North Carolina State University in November 2016 Pic: Getty

NON-FICTION: Chasing Hillary, By Amy Chozick, William Collins, €25

Bernie Sanders told Hillary Clinton during one of their primary debates that the American people were sick of hearing about her “damn emails”. Two years on, I’d venture that the American people are sick of hearing about her damn presidential campaign.

Despite the Sanders insurgency, the Clinton campaign had few white-knuckle moments. She won the primary as expected. Even the ugly battle with Trump ...