Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) [Paperback]

Robert Zelnick (Author)

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Series: HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION | Publication Date: August 31, 2001

Award-winning journalist Robert Zelnick gives us an insider's look at the most controversial U.S. presidential election in modern history, detailing both the hard facts and the roller coaster of human emotions experienced on both sides through every dramatic step of the way. "Bob Zelnick gives us an insider's account of how Jim Baker and his team held Florida for George W. Bush. Rich in detail, legal and political analysis, and humor, Winning Florida is a must read for anyone seeking to understand how the key Bush decisions were really made." — Ted Koppel, ABC News "An absorbing inside account of how the Bush legal team James Baker put together beat David Boies and the Gore lawyers in Florida. What's fascinating is how much help they got from Boies himself, who made a series of costly miscalculations even as the media were swooning over him." — Brit Hume, Fox News "Histories of what happened in the famous Florida vote deadlock of 2000 will continue to be written for years to come. To his credit, Bob Zelnick doesn't try to look at everything in that tangled web. What he has done is expertly lay out the legal maneuvering in both the Bush and Gore camp better than anyone else I've read. At the end, I felt as if I understood the briefs completely—without having to endure reading all of them." — John Fund, Wall Street Journal

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Award-winning journalist Robert Zelnick gives us an insider’s look at the most controversial U.S. presidential election in modern history, detailing both the hard facts and the roller coaster of human emotions experienced on both sides through every dramatic step of the way.

Robert Zelnick is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Journalism, Boston University. During his twenty-one years with ABC News, he covered political and congressional affairs primarily for ABC Morning News, World News Tonight / Saturday / Sunday, and This Week. He has won two Emmy Awards and two Gavel Awards for his work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press; 1st Edition edition (August 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817928820
• ISBN-13: 978-0817928827
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,835,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bush Team's Successful Strategy that Won Them Florida, June 9, 2005

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Monet (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (Paperback)

This was a well written book. I was able to comprehend the steps that the Bush team used in their plight to win Florida. He introduces the reader to several key players in Bush's campaign run and includes excerpts from interviews with them which provide the reader with a first hand account of what actually happened. There was indeed method to this madness! It does, however, have a conservative lean; after all, he did interview Bush's top advisors for his campaign. He also hints the fact that the RNC had a meeting that touched on the possibilities of a recount way before it ever happened! Interesting, huh? I recommend this book to anyone interested in anything regarding the politics involved in the Florida election

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More a narrative than an analysis, June 19, 2003

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Jason Warren "NUSurvivor" (Austin TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (Paperback)

Zelnick's exploration into the Bush v. Gore controversy serves as an entertaining narrative and gives personality to the faces behind the legal battle. With a twinge of Republican bias (and by twinge I mean satanic Bush worshiper), Zelnick recounts Election 2000 in an entertaining day by day story. If you're looking for insightful legal or political analysis into the decision, then this is the wrong place to look, however, if you want quick read to familiarize yourself with the Conservative perspective of the case, then this is a good buy.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More a narrative than an analysis, June 19, 2003

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Jason Warren "NUSurvivor" (Austin TX) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (Paperback)

Zelnick's exploration into the Bush v. Gore controversy serves as an entertaining narrative and gives personality to the faces behind the legal battle. With a twinge of Republican bias (and by twinge I mean satanic Bush worshiper), Zelnick recounts Election 2000 in an entertaining day by day story. If you're looking for insightful legal or political analysis into the decision, then this is the wrong place to look, however, if you want quick read to familiarize yourself with the Conservative perspective of the case, then this is a good buy.