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Election 2008
A Voter's Guide (A New Republic Book)
By Foer, Franklin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-30012-652-5
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
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Reviewed on January 15, 2008
Supplementing the early and intense media and web coverage of the 2008 presidential election, these three books intend to help members of the general public cast an informed vote. Foer and Halperin specifically focus on the candidates, while the League of Women Voters clearly explains the election process. Foer (editor, New Republic) and his colleagues gather their journal's previously published profiles of 13 candidates: five Democrats and eight Republicans, each group's essays presented in seemingly random order. One-page, resume-style information on the candidate is followed by a stylized portrait illustration by David Cowles and the signed essaywith analysis both of the contender's personality and positions. An appendix compares the candidates' stand...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
