{"product_id":"the-last-election-9781636141497","title":"The Last Election","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping, intricately plotted political thriller set on the campaign trail of the USA's next--and because of crucial flaws in the electoral system--its \u003ci\u003elast\u003c\/i\u003e election; from former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and author Stephen Marche\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE LAST ELECTION \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a unique political thriller about an outlandish yet frighteningly possible--even probable--scenario in America's near future, during the crucial 2024 presidential election. Though it is fiction, it is a wake-up call to a country tearing itself apart.\u003cbr\u003eThe story focuses on two characters: Mikey Ricci, a political operative who has lost faith in traditional structures following the bitter races of 2016 and 2020; and Martha Kass, the anonymous tip supervisor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2023, Ricci becomes the campaign manager of a third-party candidate who runs on a popular, centrist platform and whose frank and honest manner stands in stark contrast to the candidates of the two major parties. Ricci faces off against the massive machinery of both political parties, as well as their invested media and dark money supporters--the source of true power in America. Even so, the candidate's message begins to gain ground.\u003cbr\u003eIn the meantime, Kass stumbles upon a plot by the current Joint Chiefs of Staff to seize power in the anticipated chaos of the coming election. She hopes it is too improbable to be taken seriously. But as the idea that Ricci's candidate might win enough electors to upset the delicate balance of America's two-party system takes hold, the threat becomes frighteningly real.\u003cbr\u003eEvents unfold at the frenetic pace of the campaign trail, and Kass and Ricci become unlikely allies as they bear witness to what might be the end of America as a democratic republic. If no candidate can accrue the coveted majority of 270 electors, who wins? The electoral system collapses in uncertainty as Congress's role in certification becomes unfathomably complex. When no one is certain who the winner is, the stage is set for a corrupt seizure of power. Will the American experiment end?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Yang, Stephen Marche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.12w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636141497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANDREW YANG \u003c\/strong\u003eis the cofounder of the Forward Party, a new, independent political movement dedicated to restoring the promise of American democracy. He was a Democratic presidential candidate in 2020 whose campaign outlasted over a dozen mainstream political officeholders and raised $40 million from hundreds of thousands of everyday Americans, dubbed \"the Yang Gang.\" His New York Times best-selling book \u003cem\u003eThe War on Normal People\u003c\/em\u003e helped introduce the idea of universal basic income into the political mainstream, and his most recent book, \u003cem\u003eForward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e became a national bestseller. Named by President Obama as a Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship, he is the founder of Humanity Forward and Venture for America. He lives with his family in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEPHEN MARCHE \u003c\/strong\u003eis a novelist and essayist. He is the author of half a dozen books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Next Civil War, The Unmade Bed: The Messy Truth about Men and Women in the Twenty-First Century, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Hunger of the Wolf.\u003c\/em\u003e He has written opinion pieces and essays for the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic, Esquire, \u003c\/em\u003e and many others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40973327171699,"sku":"9.78164E+12","price":33.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_07c2e0f5-a46f-423f-bd3f-d0245bbc3445.jpg?v=1695825147","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-last-election-9781636141497","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}