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Summary: Surprising look at 'insider' politcs
Comment: This was a bit difficult to get into, but soon had my attention. I am amazed that anyone runs for public office, knowing the depths opponents will go to smear them. Ralph Reed knows politics and puts his knowledge out there in an interesting and all too realistic novel.
My only complaint would be his incessant description of every item of apparel that almost every character is wearing. Colors, brand names, height of heels...I really didn't care after the first few instances! His book would have been a much more tightly knit story of suspense without so much unnecessary description of things that were unimportant.
It is still definitely a four-star read, though!
Please remember this for the next book, Ralph:)
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Summary: Dark Horse
Comment: For political junkies, this is a fasinating book, especially as respects the present election. It is amazing that Ralph Reed could write a book that, in many ways, follows the present campaigns. We will just have to wait and see if everything works outs as he projects in this book.
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Summary: George Will`s best yet.
Comment: This is great even by George Will`s standards.He also makes use of a larger sense of humor than is usually found in his work. A really informative lively read.
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Summary: Dark Horse
Comment: Very interesting, especially in today's reality. Excellent book with many twists and turns. I enjoyed it very much.
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Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is a great book I recomend it highly. I love political thrillers and fiction books that run on the edge of reality. Pick it up today. You will not be disapointed.
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At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, California governor Robert Long got robbed. It's a tight race between Long and Senator Salmon Stanley for the Democratic nomination for president. When Stanley triumphs, Long's delegates walk out, the media has a field day, and Long and his team -- including ace political strategist Jay Noble -- pack their bags and go home, knowing that whether Stanley fought fair or not, it's the end of the line. Unless...Would Long consider running as an independent? Independent campaigns of the past, such as those of Ross Perot and Ralph Nader, have been more gesture than genuine threat -- but how might the Internet and modern communications technology change that? And are the American people so disgusted at the partisanship and gridlock of the two-party system -- in particular, is the right wing so fed up with the Republican Party -- that they would vote for an independent? Would Long even be able to get on the ballot in all fifty states? A lively cast of characters struggles with issues of their own: • Michael Kaplan, Senator Stanley's consigliere and alter ego, is a shrewd and ruthless campaigner -- but this time, has he gone too far? Can he avoid being indicted as scandal consumes the campaign? • Harrison Flaherty is the incumbent vice president and the Republican nominee for president. He is confident of victory, but there remain major obstacles to his inauguration -- some that he is aware of, some that he cannot foresee...and some that can kill. • Dr. A ndrew S tanton is a mega-church pastor and religious broadcaster whose millions of listeners (and their financial support) give him great influence in Washington. Vice President Flaherty wants and expects Stanton's support...but will Flaherty get it? • Rassem el Zafarshan is in the United States with a band of terrorists, unlimited financing, and only one goal: to create an act of terrorism so horrific that it will make Americans forget about September 11, 2001 -- and bring about war between the United States and Iran. And in this election year, he knows just how to do it. • Claire L ong, the wife of the governor, wants revenge against her husband's enemies, so she supports his presidential candidacy without question. But she has just one slight problem... • Jay Noble has met a beautiful young woman who loves him, and he gets a second shot at winning a presidential campaign, one more chance to go out on top. But as the campaign grinds on, he has to wonder: Did he pick the right horse? And is the woman just too good to be true? Author Ralph Reed's many years of political involvement at the highest levels have prepared him to identify and portray in fiction some of the most glaring problems in our current political system -- and to tell that story with characters so true to life that they could well be subjects of a news story.
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