The WashPost institution says of the 12 presidential campaigns he’s covered, 2008′s is the best.

“…The excitement was generously distributed over a whole year, with moments of genuine humor from Huckabee, a torrent of uninhibited conversation from McCain and Biden, and rare eloquence from Obama and both Clintons.”

Plus: Watch Broder talk about how this campaign is the best he has ever covered in video here.