The running mate

"In The Running Mate, Klein takes the reader on a political journey with Senator Charlie Martin, a decorated veteran of the war in Vietnam. The experience of combat and his easy dominance of home-state politics have made Charlie fearless. He's a hot, if occasionally reckless, political property - dashing, honorable, and irreverent.". "And then Charlie's life begins to fall apart. He campaigns for the presidency and fails. The wacky father of a volunteer decks him - in front of the cameras; a well-kept secret from Charlie's Vietnam days is revealed; he reluctantly finds himself at the center…