First published 2017
Laura Ingraham witnessed the 2016 election transform from a standard political contest into a populist uprising. She watched Donald Trump, the Manhattan billionaire, defy media predictions and capture the presidency by tapping into a movement decades in the making. Ingraham traces this populist energy from Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign through Nixon's Silent Majority, Reagan's victories, and the insurgent campaigns of Pat Buchanan and Ross Perot. She shows how the Tea Party rallies during Obama's presidency set the stage for Trump's America First agenda. The book examines Trump's unlikely rise and the fierce resistance he faced from media critics, protesters, and the political establishment. Ingraham reveals her insider perspective on the Make America Great Again movement and offers her analysis of Washington's entrenched opposition. She provides prescriptions for genuine reform in the nation's capital while defending the significance of Trump's populist appeal against those who dismissed his political viability.
Genres: american, political-science, politics, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-perspective, political-uprising
Setting: Washington, Manhattan
Period: 2016 Election, 1964, Obama Presidency
320 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press