Skilled at the art of war, Aaron Mudge is U.S. Special Forces-trained and a veteran of battlefronts in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Steeped by his grandfather in religious fundamentalism, racism, and physical abuse, Aaron sees himself betrayed by the only thing he can related to -the U.S. Army. He sees Obama as the culprit behind this and all the ills in America. To kill Obama's chances for reelection, Aaron carries out an explosive strike on infrastructural and economic assets in New Orleans. When voter sentiment does not shift, he goes after Obama directly at the Democratic National Convention. Jade Campbell, a Secret Service agent and woman of color who represents everything he detests, has her own demons to deal with as she and her colleagues pursue Aaron from New Orleans into the Brushy Mountains north of Charlotte. DNC is a thriller in a category of its own. With rich imagination and a grasp of the extreme view dominating the American political scene, Steele has created a fast-paced, dramatic adventure.