[Jonathan Alter, author of the new book “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies”, is joining us as a guest blogger this week in the Editor’s Blog highlighting and discussing some key findings and revelations in his new book. — jmm]

DAY ONE:

In researching the book, I came to think that the 2012 campaign represented a peculiar role reversal. Barack Obama ran a corporate-style campaign that exploited the latest digital technology. Mitt Romney, the self-described “numbers guy,” ran a campaign based on a vague hope that Americans wanted change. Here’s part of how the Romney campaign rejected Big Data: Read More