From Book Tour to Presidential Campaign
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 23rd, 2009 5:40 am by HL
From Book Tour to Presidential Campaign
The Chicago Tribune notes “it’s an old ritual put to an updated use: The traditional author’s book tour transformed into a vehicle for setting up to launch a campaign for the White House. Where presidential hopefuls once traveled the country buttering up party bosses and courting county chairmen, today’s would-be candidates often choose a different approach — the national book tour.”
But this isn’t another article about Sarah Palin; it’s about Mick Huckabee.
“‘Team Huck’ rolls into the bookstore like a NASCAR pit crew, red uniform shirts adorned with the corporate logos of Mike Huckabee’s website, his speaker’s bureau, his publisher, and ‘Huck’ emblazoned on their epaulets. They strip the protective wrappings off a large, heavy object — a podium they install at all such appearances. Mike Huckabee doesn’t sit at tables. He stands, as a president would, even to sign books.”
