No holding back : the 1980 John B. Anderson presidential campaign /
John Anderson gave up a safe seat in the House of Representatives, a position in the Republican leadership and a likely nomination for a Senate seat to run what every expert considered a hopeless race for the GOP presidential nomination. Anderson did so because he was disturbed by many of the same t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
University Press of America,
[2011]
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| Summary: | John Anderson gave up a safe seat in the House of Representatives, a position in the Republican leadership and a likely nomination for a Senate seat to run what every expert considered a hopeless race for the GOP presidential nomination. Anderson did so because he was disturbed by many of the same trends in American politics that still exist today, the proliferation of special interests, gridlock on Capitol Hill and the unwillingness of his fellow politicians to speak honestly about the critical issues facing the nation. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 563 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780761852261 (pbk.; alk. paper) 0761852263 (pbk.; alk. paper) |