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Grand Illusion
Theresa Amato
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Description for Grand Illusion
Hardback. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
As the national campaign manager for Ralph Nader's runs for president in 2000 and 2004, Theresa Amato had a rare ringside role in the last two hotly contested presidential elections. The only woman ever to have managed two high-profile American presidential campaigns, she gives readers both an inside look at and a witty, thoughtful critique of the American electoral system, shattering the myth that anyone can grow up and run for president.
As the national campaign manager for Ralph Nader's runs for president in 2000 and 2004, Theresa Amato had a rare ringside role in the last two hotly contested presidential elections. The only woman ever to have managed two high-profile American presidential campaigns, she gives readers both an inside look at and a witty, thoughtful critique of the American electoral system, shattering the myth that anyone can grow up and run for president.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
Number of Pages
379
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595583949
SKU
V9781595583949
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About Theresa Amato
Theresa Amato was the national presidential campaign manager and in-house counsel for Ralph Nader in both 2000 and 2004. A graduate of Harvard University and NYU School of Law, she founded the Citizen Advocacy Center in suburban Chicago and works with many nonprofit organizations. She has been a fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School ... Read more
Reviews for Grand Illusion
"Until you have run, as I did, outside the two major parties, it is impossible to imagine the injustices of the two-party-tilted electoral process. Theresa Amato masterfully exposes the horrors faced by third-party and Independent candidates seeking the chance to compete and provide political choices for the American voter." —John Anderson, former Independent presidential candidate and chair of the Center ... Read more