In 2008 America created history when it propelled Barack Obama as the first Black president in its 200 odd years of existence. If you thought that election year was exciting, the 2016 Presidential elections proved to be much more polarizing, riddled with surprises, and fought to the wire. Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything takes you behind the scenes of this spectacle of democracy.
Recognized for his historic work in Sports Illustrated and in newspapers like The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, Lake is a skilled author adept at capturing characters on all sides of every story.He is supported by Jodi Enda who is recognized for her investigative stories and coverage of the White House.
Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything
Author: Thomas Lake,
Edited by: Jodi Enda
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Melcher Media (December 6, 2016)
ISBN-10: 1595910964, 978-1595910967
Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything Summary
The first book on 2016 Presidential elections tells the entire story from the eyes of a journalist covering various events throughout the country. Donald Trump ran a campaign that went against all political wisdom and election-year common sense. He went beyond the most hardened Republicans and said things that even the extreme right candidate would have thought twice about. He seemed to challenge the very code of democratic America that world has grown to accept and takes for granted.
In Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything, Thomas Lake takes you back to the beginning of the year. To a time when Republicans never dreamed of supporting Donald Trump as their presidential candidate. To a time when Hillary Clinton looked almost certain of her place in the White House. And to a time when Bernie Sanders won over the young vote with his vision for tomorrow and a promise of revolution.
We are still far from, and may not ever be able to find that one speech or moment that propelled the man who was discounted by almost every analyst and critic, rise from the bottom to win the election that everyone thought he couldn’t win. The author will take you there, on the scene, with exclusive photos, discussions and commentary from CNN’s best contributors, and tell you about the day when Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump, in February. And about the day when Ben Carson announced his withdrawal from the race, one of the many Republican candidates to follow.
The book also looks at the relationship between Trump and Mike Pence through the campaign months and his eventual announcement of Pence as his running mate after considering others like Chris Christie, one of his earliest supporters.
But it is not just about Trump. The book also looks at Hillary Clinton’s temperament before debates. Like when she told her friend Hilary Rosen before a debate that she must strike a balance during debates. Be warm enough to be liked by the audiences, and appear tough enough to be the Commander-in-Chief. The authors shows how various aides in her campaign documented things to be brought up during the debates to make Trump look unprepared and unsuitable for the job.
With many more similar revelations from various candidates, the book shows you all the important events, incidents and actions that shaped the 2016 US Presidential Elections.
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The first book about the 2016 election is already out ~ Atlanta Magazine