COMING IN NOVEMBER
The e-book that tells the definitive story.
WASHINGTON – Back in January 2010, I told readers I was working on a large project, so my presence would diminish from what it was during 2009. Well, this is it.
Hillary’s presidential run is the foundation for this political tale, as is what she experienced during the primaries, including the media’s role in it. However, it’s not a rehash of the primaries. It’s a historical record of what I saw on the front lines, with my new media site a primary hub for Hillary supporters, which is why the Washington Post and the New Republic both did profiles on me in 2008 (more here if you’re interested). But most importantly, it’s about Hillary’s date with destiny and the Hillary Effect that continues to ripple through our politics and the world.
Sarah Palin, the first to benefit from the Hillary Effect, weaves throughout the story, with Michele Bachmann also present, and it also includes a preview of 2012 and the challenge that lies ahead for Pres. Barack Obama and just how different he is today from the marketing of candidate Obama back in 2008. Former Pres. Bill Clinton, the Tea Party, as well as progressives and Democrats feature prominently as well. But it’s women who take center stage.
This book is candid, even blunt at times. Candor is rarely kind. But it is the truth as I saw it, which is as close as a person can get without being on the inside.
It’s not opinion, it’s history and it needed to be written and I believe I am the best person to write it.
Thanks to Joe Gandelman for his support, as well as his invitation to write here at The Moderate Voice. We’ve known each other over emails for many years, though we’ve never met. I so appreciate that he understands the importance of giving space to authors and allowing access to his readership. Thanks to so many of you who have welcomed me so warmly, with your comments something I always find interesting, whether we agree or not.
Taylor Marsh’s new e-book, The Hillary Effect – Politics, Sexism and the Destiny of Loss will be published in November by Premier Digital Publishing. Marsh is an author, Washington based political analyst, veteran national politics writer and commentator on national politics, foreign policy, and women in power. She has reported from the White House, been profiled in the Washington Post, The New Republic, and has been seen on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic, as well as on radio across the dial and on satellite, including the BBC. Marsh lives in the Washington, D.C. area. This column is cross posted from her blog.
NOTE: Renowned artist Hugh Syme did the cover; the Hillary clay bust image is by Karen Caldicott, who’s been featured in Newsweek and The Nation.
**”The Hillary Effect – Politics, Sexism and the Destiny of Loss”, the e-book, arrives on November 8, 2011, published by Premier Digital Publishing, and will be available on Kindle and Nook.