Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party: How to Tell the Truth and Still Run for President

First edition (publ. St. Martin's Press)
Author	Ralph Nader
Language	English
Genre	Memoir
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Publication date	January 2002
Publication place	United States
Pages	352
ISBN	978-1-4299-7852-1
Website	crashingtheparty.org (archived October 12, 2002)

Crashing the Party is a 2002 book by Ralph Nader detailing his experiences running in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.[1]

Summary

Much of the book focuses on critiquing the modern Democratic Party, with Nader arguing that the party has become too much beholden to donors and drifted from the tradition of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; at one point, he remarks that "the Democrats might as well be Republicans" for their similar positions on many economic issues.[2] Nader also criticizes the national media, accusing them of corruption and noting that "I can't overemphasize the influence of The New York Times and Washington Post in setting the scene for the rest of the media".[3] The book concludes with a list of ten "First Stage Goals for a Better America."[3]

Publication

The book was published by St. Martin's Press in January 2002.[4] The subtitle "How to Tell the Truth and Still Run for President" was considered significant because, according to critic Jonathan Chait, an "aura" honesty and trustworthiness had been central to Nader's work, both as an attorney and as a political candidate.[5] Publishers Weekly predicted that the book would find its most success in the areas where Nader had won the most votes in the election.[3]

External links

• Booknotes interview with Nader on Crashing the Party, February 3, 2002.
• OnTheIssues.org's book review and excerpts

References

1. Mayer-Blackwell, Koshlan (2003). "Review: Nader: The Life of the Party A Review of "Crashing the Party" by Ralph Nader (New York: Thomas Dunne Press, 2002, 383 pp.)". The Journal of Consumer Affairs. 37 (1): 180–185. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6606.2003.tb00447.x. JSTOR 23860094. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
2. Meagher, L.D. (February 20, 2002). "Review: Ralph Nader's 'Party' unsatisfying". CNN. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
3. "Nonfiction Book Review: Crashing the Party". Publishers Weekly. January 2002. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
4. "The Book Page: Post-Election Accounts (i.e. published after the election): Journalistic and Academic". P2000: Race for the White House. 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
5. Chait, Jonathan (October 15, 2002). "Books in Review". The American Prospect. Retrieved April 9, 2021.