3 books recommended by our Roundtable guests

Denise Cardinal recommends "The Victory Lab" by Sasha Issenberg, a look at get-out-the-vote campaigns in the age of data-mining and social media.

Ben is reading "Pinocchio" to his 5-year-old.

Kathryn recommends "The Gamble," an analysis of the 2012 election. The authors, John Sides and Lynn Vavreck, argue that the coverage of the day-to-day drama of the campaign provides little real information for voters.

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