Books by Elaine C. Kamarck

The 2020 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this third edition of Elaine Kamarck's Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them. Updated to include the 2016 election, it will once again be the guide to understanding the modern nominating system that gave the American electorate a choice between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.

When did Americans lose faith in their leaders? And how can they get it back? Elaine Kamarck argues that presidents today spend too much time talking, and not enough time governing. She explains the difficulties of governing in our modern political landscape, and offers recommendations of how the next US president can recreate faith in leadership and run a successful administration.