1st Edition
Campaign Journal 2008 A Chronicle of Vision, Hope, and Glory
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Democratic Primaries
So, She Won the Battle but... Did She Lose the War?
The Numbers Game
Open Letter to Senator Obama
Senator Barack Obama and the World Man
2. Clinton vs. Obama
After Pennsylvania: What are the Rules of the Game?
How Electable Will the Democratic Candidate Be?
3. A Pair of Primary Issues
Let's Talk About Unemployment
Our Health Care Market Dilemma
4. The Primaries are Over�Election Time is Here
What Now, Clinton?
How Electable is the Democratic Candidate? � Redux
Winning the Election Decisively
5. One Nation Indivisible
Roots of an Unapologetic Liberal
Not a Baby Boomer Anymore
The Terrorists Have Won... So Far
And Justice for All
6. The National Campaign (Finally) Begins
Coronation Night: A New Beginning
The End is Near
Governor Sarah Palin: The Choice
The Emperor's New Clothes
How to Lose an Election: A Fictional Glimpse into the Future
Earmarks, Lobbyists, and Special Interests that Go Bump in the Night
7. State of the Nation
A $700,000,000,000 Check
A Few Days Later: The Financial "Bailout"
Outsider Infl uences: Monroe is Long Gone
Mercenary Terrorism
8. The Debates
The Debate Performances
A Homeowner's Bailout
The Plumber's Taxes
Endorsements
9. An Outward Look
The Ugly American and the American Dream
The Latin America Trifecta: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia
Free Trade and Supranational Market Failures
10. The Elections
Election Week
What Now, Senator McCain?
Conclusions
In Transition
An Innovation Imperative
A More Perfect Government: A Delivering of Expectations
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Carlos Rangel
