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Running against the devil : a plot to save America from Trump -- and Democrats from themselves

Title
Running against the devil : a plot to save America from Trump -- and Democrats from themselves / Rick Wilson.
Author
Wilson, Rick, 1963-
Publication
New York : Crown Forum, [2020]

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Description
xiv, 325 pages : illustration; 25 cm
Summary
"Donald Trump is exactly the disaster we feared for America. Hated by a majority of Americans, Trump's administration is rocked by daily scandals, and he's embarrassed us at home and abroad. Trump can't win in 2020, right? Wrong. As 2016 proved, Trump can't win, but the Democrats can sure as hell lose. Only one thing can save Trump, and that's a Democratic candidate who runs the race Trump wants them to run instead of the campaign they must run to win in 2020. Wilson combines decades of national political experience and insight in his take-no-prisoners analysis, hammering Trump's destructive and dangerous first term in a case-by-case takedown of the worst president in history and describing the terrifying prospect of four more years of Trump. Like no one else can, Wilson blows the lid off Trump's 2020 Republican war machine, showing the exact strategies and tactics they'll use against the Democratic nominee . . . and how the Democrats can avoid the catastrophe waiting for them if they fall into Trump's trap. Running Against the Devil is sharply funny, brutally honest, and infused with his biting commentary. It's a vital indictment of Trump, a no-nonsense, no-holds-barred road map to saving America, and the guide to making Donald Trump a one-term president. The stakes are too high to do anything less"--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-315) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Election night, November 3, 2020 -- Why this book? -- Part 1: Case against Trump, or four more years in hell. Four more years in hell ; American swamp ; Crazy racist uncle act ... isn't an act ; Cruelty as statecraft ; Trump's economic bullshit machine ; Generalissimo Trump and pillow fortress America ; All rise: President McConnell's courts ; The environment ; Imperial Trumps ; Our national soul ; The mission -- Part 2: The myths of 2020. It's a national election ; The policy delusion ; America is so woke ; Kumbaya ; You'll get Obama's minority turnout ; Muh youth vote -- Part 3: Army of darkness: Trump's war machine. The Trump 2020 war machine ; Never underestimate incumbency ; Trump's messages and strategies ; No heroes in the GOP ; His fucking Twitter feed, fakebook, and Fox agitporn ; The mainstream media ; Deepfake nation ; You have no secrets ; The death of truth -- Part 4: How to lose. Flying by the seat of your pants ; Playing the campaign, losing the reality show ; Asking the wrong polling questions ; Magical thinking ; The culture war: where Democrats go to die ; Reviving the Clintons ; The danger of Democratic Trumps ; Taking the infrastructure week bait ; Externalities are a bitch -- Part 5: How to win. Only fight the Electoral College map ; Speaking American ; First rule of Trump Fight Club ; Start early ; Start advertising. Now ; No more Potemkin campaigns ; Make the worst of Trump's base his running mate ; Reaching Trump voters, if you must - and sadly you must ; Be the party of markets, families, and security ; Third parties and spoilers ; Investigate + interrogate > impeach ; The target list -- Part 6: Epilogue : Election night, November 3, 2020.
Call Number
JFE 20-5618
ISBN
  • 9780593137581
  • 0593137582
  • 9780593137598 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019042005
OCLC
1135095003
Author
Wilson, Rick, 1963- author. Author
Title
Running against the devil : a plot to save America from Trump -- and Democrats from themselves / Rick Wilson.
Publisher
New York : Crown Forum, [2020]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Gender group: Men
Social group: Republican Party members (United States)
Nationality/regional group: Floridians
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-315) and index.
Chronological Term
Since 2017
Other Form:
Online version: Wilson, Rick, Running against the devil New York : Crown Forum, 2020. 9780593137598 (DLC) 2019042006
Research Call Number
JFE 20-5618
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