primary colors by annoynomus

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Primary Colors opens with a quote be Machiavelli, "Men as a whole

judge more with their eyes than with their hands." This is a great statement

that sums up a good deal about Jack Stanton, the presidential candidate that

this book follows. The handshake is the threshold act of politics and Jack

Stanton knows it. He loves to go out, meet the people and shake hands with

them. When he lost the New Hampshire primary he was not upset at all. A

large number of voters on leaving the polls said the deciding factor was that

they had met Stanton. Unfortunately though the people began to judge

Stanton by what they had read in the papers. If the voters had judged Jack

Stanton with their hands, a handshake, instead of their eyes, he would have

easily become President because everyone that met him loved him.

The book is told through the eyes of Henry Burton. He is a young, well

educated and brilliant political strategist who formally served as a

Congressional aide. He is also well know for being the grandson of a

beloved Martian Luther King like figure of the civil rights era. Burton had

resigned as a Congressional aide because he l

been released from a mental hospital and has shown up to clean up the

Burton was a good guy that just wanted "someone to believe in" and I felt like

could believe in. He is consistently searching to rise above cynicism and

Many people considered Primary Colors reminiscent of President Bill

When it comes down to it, whether or not the book is about Clinton is

Kauffmann, Stanley. The New Republic. April 20, 1998 v218 n16

send the last chapter to the publisher. It ends with Burton trying to resign

Governor Orlando Ozio are almost the same as between Clinton and Mario

when they walk into a room filled with voters. This book could very easily

enthusiasm and disillusionment. Each time Burton's faith in Stanton was

Approximate Word count = 1221
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

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