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No Way to Pick a President
by Witcover, Jules
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374223033
- ISBN 13
- 9780374223038
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. HC, as new (unread), DJ very slight shelfwear, appears new. "As the United States marks its first presidential election of a new century, one deplorable fact has become crystal-clear: the process by which the nation chooses its leader has been hijacked -- by money, ambition, and, yes, the ingenuity of the men and women who practice the art of politics in all its forms." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Never before has so much money poured into a presidential campaign as flowed into the election of 2000. Jules Witcover, who has covered every election since 1952, here combines unparalleled knowledge about presidential politics with a scintillating, wise analysis of what's wrong with the way American presidents are chosen. He shows us, in memorable and dramatic detail, how professional mercenaries--with little party loyalty and diminished political principles, driven by skewed priorities and an insatiable need for money, are corrupting American public life. At the same time, he shows how television dramatically, even destructively, distorts the election process, discouraging voter participation and dissuading some of our most promising public figures from seeking higher office. In this lively, story-filled account, Witcover examines the many ways in which politicians themselves have condoned or encouraged these developments and how they are responding to the new demands of a media-driven, money-conscious age. He assessses the effects of campaign funds, both "soft" and "hard, and of a press corps that practices invasive, "gotcha" journ
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- Bookseller
- Reading Rat
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RRAB077
- Title
- No Way to Pick a President
- Author
- Witcover, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374223033
- ISBN 13
- 9780374223038
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- ELECTIONEERING UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS ELECTION POLITICS GOVERNMENT 20TH CENTURY POLITICAL SCIENCE ELECTIONS HISTORY
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