Adapted from “The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind.” ©2023 Ben Terris and reprinted by permission from Twelve Books/Hachette Book Group.
The Washington gambler
Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era. But that wasn’t all he was betting on.
By Ben Terris
Updated April 30, 2023 at 8:56 p.m. EDT|Published April 26, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT