Bartholomew St. James
I initially came to Substack to promote my book. But to my surprise what I found here was a boiling cauldron of contrarian political discourse. Which was manna for someone who wrote a novel titled The Contrarian Candidate. So though I came to promote a book, I stayed to become a member of a platform which I believe offers the best possible chance of putting an end to the specious, ultra-partisan cage match, that is American politics today.
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A common sense response to knee-jerk activism, elitist gatekeeping and other barriers to informed debate.
The Contrarian Candidate
It’s debate night in America.
And the one man with a real chance of defeating the twice-impeached president will finally be on that stage. Stand-up comic Charlie Wyatt launched his career on the back of the man, often referring to him as DUPHUS – like POTUS, only not. Charlie voted for him in 2016, only to wake up the next morning with a monumental hangover and the sudden realization of what he’d done.
He couldn’t take his vote back. But with the help of his politico girlfriend Laura, he could challenge the man for the party’s nomination. And now thanks to Laura’s powerful new strategy, it seems Charlie may have a real shot.
But to win it he’ll have to survive the night. And that won’t just be about scheming gotcha questions or juvenile put-downs. Because the conspiracy-driven madness of his partisan adversaries, has put Charlie in the crosshairs. So as the debate gets under way, and the tension around him builds, nothing less than Charlie’s life and the future of the nation hang in the balance.
The Progressive Contrarian
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