Review of Tipping Point
Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 17:20
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Tipping Point" by Edward Correia.]
Do you understand how the political system in the United States works? Is the outcome ever what the people of the country intended? Have you ever considered what the original framers of the Constitution intended?
In Tipping Point by Edward Correia, Melissa Harding and Nelson Barlow are in a heated presidential race. Harding, the newcomer and former governor of New Jersey, is ahead, but not by as much as she would like. President Barlow, sensing his imminent defeat, is trying to stay in office for as long as possible. The electoral college, an imperfect system at best, is not looking to go his way. He and his entire cabinet want to increase his influence. They begin by trying to get the members of the electoral college to vote for him regardless of their state’s popular vote and end up trying to provoke the leaders of a Middle Eastern country that is already hostile to the U.S.
Meanwhile, Governor Harding’s election team, her Chief of Staff, Security Chief, executive assistant, etc., are spending most of their time trying to refute President Barlow’s claims of impropriety resulting from a hospital visit to an old friend. Much of the book revolves around Republican claims and actions and the Democratic responses to them. We, the readers, begin to wonder if the new presidency will ever take over.
The novel mirrors almost perfectly the events of the 2020 presidential election, although it leans heavily on Republican actions. This tends to lead the reader to feel very sorry for the Democrats because of all the work they have to do to keep the Republicans from "winning" by various illegal means. This is a negative that I did find within the pages of this book. I don’t know, but the Democrats probably did their fair share of questionable things, and they were not discussed.
I did enjoy that Governor (President-elect) Harding was able to pick up the scattered pieces fairly quickly. She had a great staff who, for the most part, had been with her since the beginning of the campaign and even in the governor’s office. The staff was able to guide her in making decisions that would not only affect her but the entire country. Ms. Harding seemed well aware of the consequences of any decision that she would make.
I will rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars. I found some errors while reading, and they were fairly evenly spaced throughout the novel. The main reason for the less-than-perfect rating was the unbalanced presentation of the two campaigns. Barlow’s team seemed to be all bad while Harding’s seemed to be all good, and we know that is just not possible. For the most part, I enjoyed reading this book. It took a complicated subject, the election process in the United States, and made it somewhat understandable.
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Tipping Point
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Do you understand how the political system in the United States works? Is the outcome ever what the people of the country intended? Have you ever considered what the original framers of the Constitution intended?
In Tipping Point by Edward Correia, Melissa Harding and Nelson Barlow are in a heated presidential race. Harding, the newcomer and former governor of New Jersey, is ahead, but not by as much as she would like. President Barlow, sensing his imminent defeat, is trying to stay in office for as long as possible. The electoral college, an imperfect system at best, is not looking to go his way. He and his entire cabinet want to increase his influence. They begin by trying to get the members of the electoral college to vote for him regardless of their state’s popular vote and end up trying to provoke the leaders of a Middle Eastern country that is already hostile to the U.S.
Meanwhile, Governor Harding’s election team, her Chief of Staff, Security Chief, executive assistant, etc., are spending most of their time trying to refute President Barlow’s claims of impropriety resulting from a hospital visit to an old friend. Much of the book revolves around Republican claims and actions and the Democratic responses to them. We, the readers, begin to wonder if the new presidency will ever take over.
The novel mirrors almost perfectly the events of the 2020 presidential election, although it leans heavily on Republican actions. This tends to lead the reader to feel very sorry for the Democrats because of all the work they have to do to keep the Republicans from "winning" by various illegal means. This is a negative that I did find within the pages of this book. I don’t know, but the Democrats probably did their fair share of questionable things, and they were not discussed.
I did enjoy that Governor (President-elect) Harding was able to pick up the scattered pieces fairly quickly. She had a great staff who, for the most part, had been with her since the beginning of the campaign and even in the governor’s office. The staff was able to guide her in making decisions that would not only affect her but the entire country. Ms. Harding seemed well aware of the consequences of any decision that she would make.
I will rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars. I found some errors while reading, and they were fairly evenly spaced throughout the novel. The main reason for the less-than-perfect rating was the unbalanced presentation of the two campaigns. Barlow’s team seemed to be all bad while Harding’s seemed to be all good, and we know that is just not possible. For the most part, I enjoyed reading this book. It took a complicated subject, the election process in the United States, and made it somewhat understandable.
******
Tipping Point
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
