The Accidental Candidate - The Rise and Fall of Alvin Greene (Paperback, New)

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In 2010 a 32-year-old, socially awkward, unemployed African-American Army Veteran, who had been kicked out of the service and was living with his father in the South Carolina countryside while facing federal pornography charges, spent a significant portion of his life's savings on the filing fee to run for U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent tea party kingmaker Jim Demint. Alvin Greene didn't campaign, didn't even have a website and no one knew who he was. Until he won.

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In 2010 a 32-year-old, socially awkward, unemployed African-American Army Veteran, who had been kicked out of the service and was living with his father in the South Carolina countryside while facing federal pornography charges, spent a significant portion of his life's savings on the filing fee to run for U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent tea party kingmaker Jim Demint. Alvin Greene didn't campaign, didn't even have a website and no one knew who he was. Until he won.

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Imprint

McFarland & Company

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2012

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

February 2013

Authors

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Dimensions

192 x 203 x 9mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

128

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-7864-7429-5

Barcode

9780786474295

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LSN

0-7864-7429-7



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