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Independent
A Look Inside the White House, Outside the Party Lines
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A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America’s fumbling two-party system.
In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents.
Jean Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly. She has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden. In 2020, she joined Biden’s campaign as a senior adviser, becoming Harris’s chief of staff and then White House Press Secretary. She takes us through the first three weeks that led to Biden’s decision not to run for re-election and the betrayal of the democratic party that unfolded.
She examines the historical decision for Biden to hire the first Black queer woman to be press secretary that was celebrated and yet the undermining that she, Harris, and other colleagues endured in leadership roles despite Black people’s unwavering support of the Democratic party. In an urgent, timely analysis, Independent urges all Americans to maintain individuality within party lines. She presents clear arguments and provocative evidence as an insider about the importance of dismantling the torrent of disinformation and misinformation that has been rampant in recent elections, and provides passionate insight for moving forward.
In a hardhitting yet hopeful critique, Jean-Pierre defines what it means to be Independent in a growing percentage of our fractured electorate, why it can be worthwhile to carve a political space outside the two-party system, and the questions you need to ask yourself to determine where you fit politically. As a history maker, veteran public servant, political analyst and independent thinker, she urges Americans to think outside of the blue and red box as we consider what’s next to save our democracy.
In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents.
Jean Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly. She has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden. In 2020, she joined Biden’s campaign as a senior adviser, becoming Harris’s chief of staff and then White House Press Secretary. She takes us through the first three weeks that led to Biden’s decision not to run for re-election and the betrayal of the democratic party that unfolded.
She examines the historical decision for Biden to hire the first Black queer woman to be press secretary that was celebrated and yet the undermining that she, Harris, and other colleagues endured in leadership roles despite Black people’s unwavering support of the Democratic party. In an urgent, timely analysis, Independent urges all Americans to maintain individuality within party lines. She presents clear arguments and provocative evidence as an insider about the importance of dismantling the torrent of disinformation and misinformation that has been rampant in recent elections, and provides passionate insight for moving forward.
In a hardhitting yet hopeful critique, Jean-Pierre defines what it means to be Independent in a growing percentage of our fractured electorate, why it can be worthwhile to carve a political space outside the two-party system, and the questions you need to ask yourself to determine where you fit politically. As a history maker, veteran public servant, political analyst and independent thinker, she urges Americans to think outside of the blue and red box as we consider what’s next to save our democracy.
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