The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell

The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell

From a dogged political reporter, an investigation into the political education of Mitch McConnell and an argument that this powerful Senator embodies much of this countryâ€™s political dysfunction.

Based on interviews with more than seventy-five people who have worked alongside Mitch McConnell or otherwise interacted with him over the course of his career, The Cynic is both a comprehensive biography of one of this countryâ€™s most powerful politicians and a damning diagnosis of this country's eroding political will.

Tracing his rise from a pragmatic local official in Kentucky to the leader of the Republican opposition in Washington, the book tracks McConnellâ€™s transformation from a moderate Republican who supported abortion rights and public employee unions to the embodiment of partisan obstructionism and conservative orthodoxy on Capitol Hill. Driven less by a shift in ideological conviction than by a desire to win elections and stay in power at all costs, McConnellâ€™s transformation exemplifies the â€œpermanent campaignâ€ mindset that has come to dominate American government.

From his first race for local office in 1977â€”when the ad crew working on it nicknamed McConnell â€œlove-me-love-meâ€ for his insecurity and desire to pleaseâ€”to his fraught accommodation of the Tea Party, McConnellâ€™s political career is a story of ideological calcification and a vital mirror for understanding this countryâ€™s own political development and what is wrought when politicians serve not at the behest of country, but at the behest of party and personal aggrandizement.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2014-12-23
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884642636939
EANs 9781501112034

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2014-12-23
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884642636939
EANs	9781501112034

The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell

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