Overview
In How the Hell Did This Happen?, P.J. brings his critical eye and inimitable voice to some seriously risky business. Starting in June 2015, he asks, āWho are these jacklegs, high-binders, wire-pullers, mountebanks, swellheads, buncombe spigots, four-flushers and animated spittoons offering themselves as worthy of Americaās highest office?ā and surveys the full cast of presidential candidates including everyone youāve already forgotten and everyone you wish you could forget.
P.J. offers a brief history of how our insane process for picking who will run for president evolved, from the very first nominating convention (thanks, Anti-Masonic Party) through the reforms of the Progressive era (because thereās nothing that canāt be worsened by reform) to the present. He takes us through the debates and key primaries and analyzes everything from the campaign platforms (or lack thereof) to presidential style (āTrumpās appearanceāindeed, Trumpās existenceāis a little guyās idea of living large. A private plane! A swell joint in Florida! Gold-plated toilet handles!ā). And he rises from the depths of despair to come up with a better way to choose a president. Following his come-to-Satan moment with Hillary and the Beginning of End Times in November, P.J. reckons with a new age: āAmerica is experiencing a change in the nature of leadership. Weāre getting rid of our leaders. And weāre starting at the top.ā
This book title, How the Hell Did This Happen? (The Election of 2016), ISBN: 9780802126191, by P. J. O'Rourke, published by Grove Atlantic (March 7, 2017) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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