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How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative | 
| Author: Allen Raymond
Creator: Ian Spiegelman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 156521
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1416552235
Dewey Decimal Number: 324
EAN: 9781416552239
ASIN: 1416552235
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
Fresh out of grad school, Allen Raymond joined the GOP for one reason: rumor had it that there was big money to be made on the Republican side of the aisle.From the earliest days of the Republican Revolution through its culmination in the second Bush White House, Raymond played a key role in helping GOP candidates twist the truth beyond recognition during a decade of crucial and bitterly fought campaigns. His career took him from the nastiest of local elections in New Jersey backwaters through runs for Congress and the Senate and right up to a top management position in a bid for the presidency itself. It also took him to prison. Full of wit and candor, Raymond's account offers an astonishingly frank look at the black art of campaigning and the vagaries of the Republican establishment. Unlike many "architects" of the political scene, the author takes full responsibility for his actions -- even as he never misses a trick. A completely original tale of the disillusioning of a man who enters politics with no illusions, How to Rig an Election is a brilliant and hilarious exposé of how the contemporary political game is really played.
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 A criminal tries to profit from his crime. November 28, 2008
I think that it is horrible that this criminal now seeks to profit from his crime. I thought that there were laws that prevented that.
So the guy's still kind of a slimeball, but he's an articulate slimeball... November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I appreciate that Mr. Raymond is repentant for his actions that are basically voter disenfranchisement. But, at the risk of spoiling the ending, you can't but help but think that if things had worked out better for him as a political operative, he'd be trucking away.
But no need to judge - between this book and the recent Frontline special on Lee Atwater, you really get a good sense of how the Republican machine worked so well for so many years to make sure that one party stayed in office. Unbelievable as it may seem today in light of the 2008 elections, one can almost understand why Karl Rove thought he could engineer a permanent Republican majority.
All in all, a well-written, very readable book.
A fast and interesting read November 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The more people who read insider confessions like this, I hope, the more likely that electoral abuses will lessen. This is a breezy, credible and amusing book. It reads like a light novel, told in the first person. We get a real sense of a bright rascal who ignored ethics, not to mention foundational principles of democracy and a couple of laws, to build a career. So what if Allen Raymond seems still to be a bit of a wise guy? His arrogance and cynicism are probably symptomatic of most people who serve either major political party, and so is an important part of our understanding. He spares us the mawkish repentance and pandering that sweeten too many insider accounts. Allen Raymond's unflattering portrayal of an unethical Republican party apparatus corroborates what we have read countless times elsewhere, but Republican faithful can read this book without steeping in any unwelcome suggestion that the Democratic Party is any better. A pox on both their houses, but at least we can enjoy our reading here. Raymond apparently picked a good co-author, Ian Spiegelman, whose background as journalist and novelist serves the reader well. But it needs an index.
 Simply fascinating read September 22, 2008
This guy obviously burned some bridges when this book came out, but it makes for a fascinating view inside the world of high-stakes politics.
you've got to read this June 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for the lover of politics. It makes you realize just how evil the Republicans truly can be (I'm an independent). He tells tales of dirty politics and even their own infighting. Fascinating reading.
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