Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting

by Dennis W. Johnson

Book Overview

Though they work largely out of the public eye, political consultants-"image merchants" and "kingmakers" to candidates-play a crucial role in shaping campaigns. They persuaded Barry Goldwater to run for president, groomed former actor Ronald Reagan for the California governorship, helped derail Bill Clinton's health care initiative, and carried out the swiftboating of John Kerry. As Dennis Johnson argues in this sweeping history of political consulting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190272694
• ISBN13: 9780190272692
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"