Just awful! Poor Holly! She deserved better than an excuse to air his political views. I almost put it down in the first few pages. I've been reading King since I was a kid so I hung in there in hopes of a good story. The story itself is pretty much revealed right away so there wasn't much to look forward to. As far as political views I don't care for either party as a whole and it would have been a lousy read no matter which side he's on. Very disappointed!