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Running Against the Devil

A Plot to Save America from Trump - and Democrats from Themselves

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Running Against the Devil

By: Rick Wilson
Narrated by: Rick Wilson
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New York Times best seller!

One of the founders of The Lincoln Project, the best-selling author of Everything Trump Touches Dies is back with a guidebook for beating Trump’s tricks, traps, and tweets in 2020.

“If you believe America’s future depends on Donald Trump’s political machine being crushed at the polls next year, then Rick Wilson’s Running Against the Devil is a must-read.” (Joe Scarborough, MSNBC)

Donald Trump is exactly the disaster we feared for America. Hated by a majority of Americans, Trump’s administration is rocked by daily scandals, and he’s embarrassed us at home and abroad.

Trump can’t win in 2020, right?

Wrong. As 2016 proved, Trump can’t win, but the Democrats can sure as hell lose. Only one thing can save Trump, and that’s a Democratic candidate who runs the race Trump wants them to run instead of the campaign they must run to win in 2020.

Wilson combines decades of national political experience and insight in his take-no-prisoners analysis, hammering Trump’s destructive and dangerous first term in a case-by-case takedown of the worst president in history and describing the terrifying prospect of four more years of Trump.

Like no one else can, Wilson blows the lid off Trump’s 2020 Republican war machine, showing the exact strategies and tactics they’ll use against the Democratic nominee...and how the Democrats can avoid the catastrophe waiting for them if they fall into Trump’s trap.

Running Against the Devil is sharply funny, brutally honest, and infused with WIlson's biting commentary. It’s a vital indictment of Trump, a no-nonsense, no-holds-barred road map to saving America, and the guide to making Donald Trump a one-term president.

The stakes are too high to do anything less.

©2020 Rick Wilson (P)2020 Random House Audio Corruption & Misconduct Elections & Political Process Politics & Government Funny

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“Rick Wilson is one of the best political strategists of our times. He knows the calculus of how to win better than a mathematician. This book is going to give some old-school Democrats a little heartburn. But if we want to win in 2020, Wilson’s analysis is a full stop. Period. Read and get to work.” (Donna Brazile, former interim chair, Democratic National Committee)

“‘Florida Man Chooses Country over Party!’ It appears that the Democratic Party’s 2020 election briefing book has been written by a lifelong Republican strategist, and you’re looking at it.” (Brian Williams, MSNBC)

“No one understands the nature of Trumpism better than Rick Wilson. He also knows how the Democrats can blow this election. This may be a hard book for some of them to read, but it is a message they absolutely need to hear if they want to beat Donald Trump. In this passionate, witty, insightful, and often hilarious book, Wilson brings tough love and sharp elbows to his urgent warning about the difficulty of defeating a man with no bottom, no shame, and no limits.” (Charles Sykes, author of How the Right Lost Its Mind)
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Rick Wilson does little to hide his disdain for Donald Trump and his obvious corruption, and because he is also the narrator for the Audible version you benefit from being able to hear his tone while reading the text. However, there is much a political junky can learn from this book about the realities of political strategy from someone who has worked on the inside of political campaigns at all levels. An excellent book

Humorous and insightful

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This guy has a deep understanding of the psychology of political communications. His insight into Trump’s grandiose narcissism, compulsive lying and lust for power has all been proven true. Excellent advice for anybody working in opposition to the growing fascism of the Republican Party.

Superb insight

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Great fun to listen to. Excellent narration. Well worth the purchase price. Recommended to anyone interested in US politics.

excellent deconstruction of the 2020 election

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Great points, very important, but a few too many contradictions in what he says to give more than 4

Incredibly important but some logic is flawed

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For the right wing to admit what we have known but left unchallenged for decades is a breath of air. This is filled with great observations and told in a darkly humorous way. Highly recommended.

Brilliant insight into the dark arts of politics.

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I think after reading Rick Wilson's straight talking, no messing about message to all those running in the 2020 election against Donald Trump, I highly recommend this to everyone. I'm no Donald Trump fan, I'm not even from the USA, but I've watched intently over the last 3 plus years of Trump's presidency with shear shock, disgust, astonishment and I think I would class myself a democrat if I was eligible to vote blue. I know that this would be hard hitting for some candidates but I truly believe what is said here is the damn straight truth! Brutal truth. You cannot ignore this. You need to hear it. Rick says it best, it's the electoral college you need to win, you can't shame trump, you have to hit him where it hurts...his ego. You have to fight. America, I fear where you will be with 4 more years of trump. Rick also tells you what that will look like and I genuinely can see it! So if you read one book, just one, make it this one! I think to stay the United States of America, that beacon of shining light, that we all know and love, it's absolutely necessary. Excellent job Rick Wilson! Good luck America.

Straight talking, hard hitting but much needed

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if you follow the trump soap show this is a must read/listen. very engaging and educating

Rich Wilson at his best - crude, honest and witty

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For sheer expertise and qualified insider knowledge, 'Running Against The Devil' is second only to Mary Trump's book about her uncle's formative years in a wildly dysfunctional family. It is, in turns, hilarious, profane and terrifying. Rick Wilson is an experienced Republican election strategist, a Never-Trumper and a founder of The Lincoln Project, which runs devastating anti-Trump TV ads every day. Wilson gives the Democrats a perfect playbook, sharing tactics (sometimes clean, sometimes not so much), timing and speechmaking, exploding Michelle Obama's noble but useless maxim: 'When they go low, we go high'. He advocates that the Biden election campaign fights dirty and hard, using 'chainsaw tactics' to counter the many dirty tricks currently reported to be employed by the opposition. He injects pockets of humour into the serious stuff - a fictional White House diary from Melania, some insane focus group meetings, and the personal jottings of a teenage boy, being rapidly promoted up the administration ladder to fill the void left by departing/fired senior members of the White House cabinet. These accounts neatly balance the first-class ranting in the book, of which Mr Wilson is a master. As I began reading, it became clear that Wilson had been overtaken by events - the George Floyd murder and the resulting Black Lives Matter protests. Coronavirus has barely begun its rampage, the nationwide lockdown, the tanking economy, the unemployment of millions, that 'losers and suckers' disaster. If Rick Wilson could get out an updated version before polling day, he'd be hailed as a hero - but sadly that can't happen. I will certainly give it a second listen. But, before I do that, I'm going to send Senator Biden a copy; it might ensure a peaceful and sane journey to the White House in November.

A must-read for Biden

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