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mildhonestbonsai's review
4.0
**NOTE: I received ARC of this book in ebook form via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. I did not receive compensation from the publisher for my review and so the opinions expressed within are of my own.**
"The Ultimate Guide to the 2020 Election" by Ryan Clancy and Margaret White (of No Labels) was an extremely fascinating read. I have heard of No Labels before in that I knew it was an organization/think tank that aims to try and bridge bipartisanship in an extremely partisan environment in our government. Reading the brief introduction of what the organization is all about, I got a better idea of the organization's mission statement as well as some of the initiatives they overlook.
In terms of the book itself, both authors cover some of the biggest hot button issues that will loom over the 2020 election. The book covers issues such as healthcare, immigration, climate change, infrastructure, etc. as well as provide what both the Left and the Right sides of the aisle provide in terms of a solution or approach to each respective situation. It details out each of the side's approach and point out some of the flaws that each stance will take. What I did enjoy is that it doesn't fall in the pattern of a current events book in just highlighting the problems but also try to provide a solution that both sides can agree on. In addition to all of that, the authors also list potential questions that can be addressed to both the sitting president, the democratic hopefuls, and for both candidates during the main election (which I'm sure is a way to encourage discourse among the people who decide to read this book and try and submit said questions in the upcoming debates *hint hint*).
Some of the bipartisan solutions they provide will certainly not rub people the right way but it certainly is just one solution. There are certainly some bold statements, I feel, in terms of solutions that I may not agree with but it's a more concrete solution that I have seen in a long time.
I highly recommend this for people to read since it really makes the issues at hand more accessible for someone who may feel like a lot of the talk would go over their head.
"The Ultimate Guide to the 2020 Election" by Ryan Clancy and Margaret White (of No Labels) was an extremely fascinating read. I have heard of No Labels before in that I knew it was an organization/think tank that aims to try and bridge bipartisanship in an extremely partisan environment in our government. Reading the brief introduction of what the organization is all about, I got a better idea of the organization's mission statement as well as some of the initiatives they overlook.
In terms of the book itself, both authors cover some of the biggest hot button issues that will loom over the 2020 election. The book covers issues such as healthcare, immigration, climate change, infrastructure, etc. as well as provide what both the Left and the Right sides of the aisle provide in terms of a solution or approach to each respective situation. It details out each of the side's approach and point out some of the flaws that each stance will take. What I did enjoy is that it doesn't fall in the pattern of a current events book in just highlighting the problems but also try to provide a solution that both sides can agree on. In addition to all of that, the authors also list potential questions that can be addressed to both the sitting president, the democratic hopefuls, and for both candidates during the main election (which I'm sure is a way to encourage discourse among the people who decide to read this book and try and submit said questions in the upcoming debates *hint hint*).
Some of the bipartisan solutions they provide will certainly not rub people the right way but it certainly is just one solution. There are certainly some bold statements, I feel, in terms of solutions that I may not agree with but it's a more concrete solution that I have seen in a long time.
I highly recommend this for people to read since it really makes the issues at hand more accessible for someone who may feel like a lot of the talk would go over their head.
melissasue81's review
4.0
This was actually pretty interesting. These authors are committed to finding bipartisan solutions for some of our big problems as a nation. They find fault with both parties, and some of the solutions they suggest really might work. I liked the questions they came up with for candidates from both parties. They are all legitimate questions. However, the fact that it is a guide to the 2020 election, they mostly ignore the fact that the current president is a madman who cannot be reasoned with. If the president in office today were George w. Bush (or Jeb Bush! or Ted Cruz!), this would all feel a bit more reasonable. But they have their hearts and minds in the right place.
pepperobrien's review
3.0
A good effort at a bipartisan scope of our current political issues, though I do wish some of the candidate question portions of the book were more thoroughly thought out. For example, the section on the environment only asked about the Green New Deal, which doesn't leave much room for expansion on other ideas. I really like this guide as a starting point for people looking to get all of the information without the bias, but I noted a few hints at inherent bias throughout the text (unavoidable, I suppose). Still, a worthwhile exploration with good information and references.
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