The last time Americans elected a new president, the results would have been reversed if just 269 people in Florida had voted differently. This is the story of what could have happened next. Trevor Wynne never planned on a life in politics, but a job working on the 2000 presidential campaign turns into a career-making move. As he rises through the ranks, he sees it all: the dirty tricks that help get the President elected, the President's finest hours after 9/11, the bloody wars in the Middle East, and the shanty towns left in the wake of the second Great Depression. Now, he has uncovered a secret so sinister that it has endangered not only his career, but his life. He's ready to expose the truth, but first he must escape a deadly web of intrigue and deceit. KIRKUS DISCOVERIES says: "...offers a bird's-eye view of a Democratic victory after the 2000 presidential election."
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Wm Tate is a writer and researcher and former award-winning broadcast journalist. He has covered politics at the national, state and local levels. His writings have appeared in the New York Post and on prestigious websites.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a fascinating concept. The 2000 election was so close that a handful of people in Florida could have changed the results by voting differently. The author, Wm Tate, asks the logical question: What if that had happened?
The story follows a young man who goes to work for a political campaign in 2000 almost by accident and then follows his career with the new administration in Washington. It provides enough detail to almost make you think you are working in the white House, flying on Air Force One, etc., and eventually evolves into a thriller as he begins to suspect there may be some nefarious goings on.
The conclusions in A Time Like This are chilling and thought-provoking. While you may agree or disagree with them, they'll certainly remind you that your vote does count in this election year. I recommend it, especially if you're following the current political races: whether you're a Democrat or a Republican--maybe even more so if you're an independent.
The story follows a young man who goes to work for a political campaign in 2000 almost by accident and then follows his career with the new administration in Washington. It provides enough detail to almost make you think you are working in the white House, flying on Air Force One, etc., and eventually evolves into a thriller as he begins to suspect there may be some nefarious goings on.
The conclusions in A Time Like This are chilling and thought-provoking. While you may agree or disagree with them, they'll certainly remind you that your vote does count in this election year. I recommend it, especially if you're following the current political races: whether you're a Democrat or a Republican--maybe even more so if you're an independent.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By L. bailey
Any political junkie or current history buff will find this novel difficult to put down!!! Those out there who are anti-Bush may begin to count their blessings. The analysis and conclusions (while probably slightly exaggerated for dramatic effect) are based on very sound reasoning and research.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Scott McCall
This novel starts out with the protagonist, Trevor, as an accidental campaign worker for the 2000 D ticket where the election is close, but tilts to the Democrats. The early chapters are engaging and entertaining as Trevor is fleshed out and gradually promoted to a staff job in the White House. Unfortunately, the other characters in the novel are little more than one dimensional shades and remain so throughout. Nowhere is this more evident than with the new President, who implements policies that drive the nation toward complete ruin, while a completely compliant Congress and even more subservient Press stand idly by. This is about the time the novel jumps the shark and descends into irrational inanity that only a hardcore partisan could enjoy (I'm talking sports fanatic levels here). As the novel progresses the United States slides into dictatorship in a manner even less believable than Sinclair Lewis' alternate history _It Can't Happen Here_, which is much better and less expensive.
As a final note, this book appears to be self-published, which I will take to be a warning in future book purchases.
As a final note, this book appears to be self-published, which I will take to be a warning in future book purchases.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Important and enjoyable book
"A Time Like This" builds fiction around the current world so realistically that it becomes scary. The alternate history begins with the theme that another candidate won the... Read more
Published on August 29, 2008 by Gary Horton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Riveting
A Time Like This is a riveting tale that takes the reader inside the walls of the White House, under the bias of the media and into the hidden roles played by our government... Read more
Published on April 16, 2008 by Dee P.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it!
I LOVED this book! It grabbed me and then never let go. Stayed up late reading it, and it was worth the missed sleep! O.K. Wm Tate, you have my attention!
Published on March 27, 2008 by Ruby T.
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