You can't be president
Subtitle: the outrageous barriers to democracy in America
By: John R. MacArthur
Publisher: Melville House Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781933633602
Subjects: Democracy -- United States; Political participation -- United States; Two-party systems -- United States; Campaign funds -- United States; Oligarchy -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- Election; Presidents -- United States -- History; Political culture -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
Description: They say that every vote counts. But even if they’re right, what about who, and what, you’re voting for? If you’re not rich, not an Ivy Leaguer, not in lockstep with Democratic or Republican ideology (which are a lot closer together than either party wants you to think), would you ever even have a chance at being a major candidate? The fact is, the entire system is rigged to keep the “mock” in “democracy,” and MacArthur explains how this came to be—and what it means for the future of our country. Featuring case studies of candidates from Ned Lamont to Ralph Nader and sparing neither side of the political spectrum, it’s a devastating exposé of the entrenched elites. From publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.