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Anywho.

Sadly, the Florida presidential fiasco of 2000 was anything but a
fluke. And things have only gotten worse with the advent of computer
touch-screen systems that experts have criticized as badly designed, poorly
programmed, unaccountable and unequal to the demands required of them.

A powerful new book by investigative reporter Andrew Gumbel takes a
tough look at electoral democracy in the US and blames the defects of
today's electoral system on a corrupted political environment created by
both major parties, and on a large number of state and county election
officials more interested in appearances than in the integrity of the
democratic process.

For more info on "Steal This Vote," recently released by Nation Books:
http://www.nationbooks.org/book.mhtml?t=gumbel

This morning, another insightful commentator, Paul Krugman, devoted
considerable space in his New York Times column to Gumbel's book, praising
it as "a very judicious work," which "provides the best overview I've
seen of the 2000 Florida vote. And he documents the simple truth: Al
Gore won the 2000 presidential election."

To read Krugman's column:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/opinion/19krugman.html?pagewanted=print
Along with his analysis of Election 2000, Gumbel recounts the
distressing but colorful history of electoral manipulation in America from the
framers of the constitution, through Boss Tweed's New York, the Daley
machine in Chicago and beyond. So whether you're a student of history, an
electoral activist or simply a citizen concerned with the state of
democracy in America, this book is for you.

Buy a copy today by clicking below:
http://www.nationbooks.org/book.mhtml?t=gumbel
You can also read a special Nation online exclusive by Gumbel from last
May to get a sense of the quality of Gumbel's prose and the force of
his arguments. http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050509&s=gumbel

And check out the Nation Books site for info on a host of other new
titles, all sure to be of interest to Nation subscriber.
http://www.nationbooks.org/

Finally, please visit http://www.thenation.com/ to post comments to
Nation blogs, to view news-wire links updated twice each day, for info on
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online reports, and special weekly selections from The Nation magazine!

Best Regards,
Peter Rothberg, The Nation


PS. Just passing along.

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takes a tough look at electoral democracy in the US and blames the defects of today's electoral system on a corrupted political environment created by both major parties

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