{"product_id":"supreme-ambition-brett-kavanaugh-and-the-conservative-takeover-paperback","title":"Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the inside story of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle and the Republican plot to take over the Supreme Court--thirty years in the making--in this \"i\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003empressively reported, highly insightful, and rollicking good read\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 2018 the Kavanaugh drama unfolded so fast it seemed to come out of nowhere. With the power of the #MeToo movement behind her, a terrified but composed Christine Blasey Ford walked into a Senate hearing room to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault. This unleashed unprecedented fury from a Supreme Court nominee who accused Democrats of a \"calculated and orchestrated political hit.\" But behind this showdown was a much bigger one. \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus documents the thirty-year mission by conservatives to win a majority on the Supreme Court and the lifelong ambition of Brett Kavanaugh to secure his place in that victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe reporting in \u003ci\u003eSupreme Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e is full of revealing and weighty headlines, as Marcus answers the most pressing questions surrounding this historical moment: How did Kavanaugh get the nomination? Was Blasey Ford's testimony credible? What does his confirmation mean for the future of the court? Were the Democrats outgunned from the start? On the way, she uncovers secret White House meetings, intense lobbying efforts, private confrontations on Capitol Hill, and lives forever upended on both coasts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \"extraordinarily detailed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) page-turner traces how Brett Kavanaugh deftly maneuvered to become the nominee and how he quashed resistance from Republicans and from a president reluctant to reward a George W. Bush loyalist. It shows a Republican party that had concluded Kavanaugh was too big to fail, with senators and the FBI ignoring potentially devastating evidence against him. And it paints a picture of Democratic leaders unwilling to engage in the no-holds-barred partisan warfare that might have defeated the nominee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Brethren\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power Broker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSupreme Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of a pivotal moment in modern history, one that will shape the judicial system of America for generations to come.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732576727347,"sku":"9781982123871","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MW85dEdBTEJQNy9SWWNGdXAvMitvdz09.webp?v=1763895709","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/supreme-ambition-brett-kavanaugh-and-the-conservative-takeover-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}