NO HOPE, NO CHANGE: Lack of Enthusiasm Challenges Presidential Campaigns
FOUR YEARS AFTER “HOPE AND
CHANGE”,
LACK OF ENTHUSIASM AND
EXCITEMENT
CHALLENGES PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGNS
“It’s time for a new political party,” according to John
F. Kimberling, author of WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS
“An
interesting book and a fascinating idea...”
— Warren
Christopher, 63rd U.S. Secretary of State
While the presidential election
is just a few weeks away and both major presidential campaigns are trying every
effort to capture the vote, people are increasingly asking: where is the
enthusiasm? Last month’s nationwide USA TODAY/Gallup Poll found that Americans
have a negative view of both candidates, and that only 12% of Americans believe
either candidate have what it takes to be president. Given this dearth of voter
confidence in the persons they are choosing to lead their country, the question
must be asked: what do voters want or need from their leaders? Or even more
specific, what does the country need?
John F. Kimberling has the
answer: a new political party. “The Republican and Democratic parties are really
very much alike, and neither party is willing or able to offer a substantive and
acceptable alternative to the status quo politics,” says John F. Kimberling,
author of WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS: A NEW POLITICAL PARTY (REVISED EDITION
ELECTION 2012, Polimedia Publishing, 2012, www.whatthiscountryneeds.net). He
continues, “But as we can see, there is a definite hunger and a need in this
country for a new approach to governance, and I predict that the next decade
will see the rise of the several compelling alternative—a third political
party.”
Kimberling goes into great
detail in his book about the most pressing issues a new political party must
solve if it were to succeed. His book refuses to accept that powerful political
and financial forces can take the country away from its people. It lays out a
blueprint for a new third party to give the voters the tools they need to
reshape the political process and point the way in a new direction and to a
better future for the entire country.
ABOUT THE BOOK
“An interesting book and a
fascinating idea...” — Warren Christopher, 63rd U.S. Secretary of
State
“This is a refreshing new
book that deserves a wide audience for the thoughtful agenda it proposes.” —
Thomas Ehrlich, Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching and President Emeritus, Indiana University
“What this country needs is a
good five cent cigar,” said former U.S. Vice President Thomas Marshall. But in
this frank, outspoken book, author John Kimberling argues that what this country
really needs is a new political party. Both the Republican and Democratic
parties have failed the American people.
WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS
refuses to accept that powerful
political and financial forces can take our country away from us. It lays out a
blueprint for a new third party to give the voters the tools they need to
reshape the political process and point the way in a new direction and to a
better future for all of us.
WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS
is available directly from Polimedia
Publishing and major digital bookstores such as iTunes, Amazon Kindle, and
Barnes & Noble Nook.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John F. Kimberling volunteered
to serve in the U.S. Navy on his 17th birthday in World War II and served again
in the Korean War. A highly respected lawyer for over three decades, he retired
as a senior partner in one of the large Wall Street law firms. He was referred
to in The American Lawyer as one of the country’s top jury trial lawyers. He was
honored to be chosen as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. After
retiring from active practice, he taught as an adjunct professor of law at the
Indiana University School of Law for several years. He was the recipient in 2001
of the Distinguished Alumni Service Award of Indiana University. Kimberling has
been active throughout his career in many civic affairs. He has been a member of
civic groups, served on boards of directors of charitable boards and been active
in various community affairs in California over the years. He has also been
active and held leadership positions in both the Republican and Democratic
parties at different times. He is also the author of How to Try a Jury
Case. Now retired, he lives in Palm Springs and San Diego,
CA.
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