I was surprised at how much fun it was. It's one of my better games. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/03/14/campaign_manager
My wife will even play this one and we enjoy it quite a bit. It takes the best pieces of 1960 and makes them able to be played within 30 minutes. Tight game, with a lot to love!
I'm going to show this one to my wife, too. It's very accessible to non-gamers.
Michael
I'm a big fan of 1960. I saw Campaign Manager at my FLGS and almost pulled the trigger on it. Guess I'll have to set aside my distaste for both of the candidates involved and just concentrate on the game itself if I do decide to pick up a copy.