Why we did it : a travelogue from the Republican road to Hell
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0063161478, 9780063161474
Physical Desc
xxii, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 324.2734 MILLER 2022
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NF 324.2734 MILLER 2022
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0063161478, 9780063161474
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Former Republican political operative Tim Miller answers the question no one else has fully grappled with: Why did normal people go along with the worst of Trumpism? As one of the strategists behind the famous 2012 RNC "autopsy," Miller conducts his own forensic study on the pungent carcass of the party he used to love, cutting into all the hubris, ambition, idiocy, desperation, and self-deception for everyone to see. In a bracingly honest reflection on both his own past work for the Republican Party and the contortions of his former peers in the GOP establishment, Miller draws a straight line between the actions of the 2000s GOP to the Republican political class's Trumpian takeover, including the horrors of January 6th. From ruminations on the mental jujitsu that allowed him as a gay man to justify becoming a hitman for homophobes, to astonishingly raw interviews with former colleagues who jumped on the Trump Train, Miller diagrams the flattering and delusional stories GOP operatives tell themselves so they can sleep at night. With a humorous touch he reveals Reince Priebus' neediness, Sean Spicer's desperation, Elise Stefanik and Chris Christie's raw ambition, and his close friends' submission to a MAGA psychosis. Why We Did It is a vital, darkly satirical warning that all the narcissistic justifications that got us to this place still thrive within the Republican party, which means they will continue to make the same mistakes and political calculations that got us here, with disastrous consequences for the nation.--,Publisher description.
Action
cc,2022-07-23,JV
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, T. (2022). Why we did it: a travelogue from the Republican road to Hell (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Tim, 1981-. 2022. Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Tim, 1981-. Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Tim. Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
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