Defeat at Waterloo: Fighting on the Front Lines of the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign - Couverture souple

Wilkerson, Amanda V

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1468141163 ISBN 13 : 9781468141160

Editeur : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Defeat at Waterloo: Fighting on the Front lines of the Hillary Clinton presidential Campaign by community activist and political organizer Amanda V. Wilkerson shares a firsthand account of Hillary Clinton's historic 2008 presidential run as seen through the prism of her defeat at the Iowa Caucuses. As a young, African American female political activist, Wilkerson represents a key group of organizers and influencers that shaped the 2008 presidential cycle. Seeking to speak to others like her who spent time campaigning or are considering future political engagement, she offers a candid and moving account of the tense weeks leading up the Iowa Caucuses, a turning point that foreshadowed Barack Obama's eventual nomination. An electoral event where voters meet in precinct caucuses in all of Iowa's 1,784 precincts and elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions, the Iowa Caucuses represents the first major hurdle of a presidential nomination and hold significant national consequences. Clinton's defeat in Iowa raised strategic and circumstantial obstacles to her run that eventually led to Obama's nomination. Defeat at Waterloo is a riveting account of Amanda's insider's perspective as to what challenges circumvented Clinton for clinching a win. Passionate, humorous and well informed, the book reveals the highs and lows on the front lines of political activism.

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À propos de l'auteur

Amanda V. Wilkerson is an educator, community activist and political organizer dedicated to defining and exploring the pathology of African American civic engagement. Her work includes serving as the vice president and secretary of a local chapter of College Democrats, an inaugural board member of Campus Progress, director of Student Lobbying, Iowa field organizer for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Committee, African American outreach organizer for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Committee, advance team member for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Committee, field organizer for Florida for Obama, creator of Potluck and Politics and executive director of Activist in Action. Wilkerson teaches U.S. history at a local middle school in Kissimmee, Fla. This is her first book

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1468141163
• ISBN 13: 9781468141160
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 116
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible