The book offers an in-depth analysis of the 2020 national election, covering the presidential nomination process, general election, and congressional and state races. Authors Andrew E. Busch and John J. Pitney Jr. examine the campaigns and outcomes through both contemporary political perspectives and historical context, providing a comprehensive and authoritative account that reflects on the significance of these events in American political history.
A scathing indictment of Donald Trump on the eve of the 2020 election.
The Art of Political Warfare highlights the striking similarities between politics and war. Applying military thought to domestic politics, John J. Pitney, Jr., persuasively argues that the language of war teaches us about political activity. Combining lively story telling with solid scholarship, he ranges across history to produce a unique field manual for politics. Pitney discusses how military principle can explain victory or defeat in politics, whether for an election campaign or a legislative blitz. Each chapter takes a single concept form the military―strategy, leadership, training, intelligence, deception logistics, friction, family-and applies it to political concerns ranging from campaign warchests to legislative tactics. This strikingly original book will appeal to campaign operatives, armchair political strategists, and students of political science. In this presidential election year, The Art of Political Warfare is necessary reading for people fighting in the political trenches those who simply want an engrossing view of the battlefield.