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A Foot in the Door ©2004 by E.R. Jones
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A FOOT IN THE DOOR
BY E.R. JONES
Note to Readers: I wrote this book several years ago when the State of Washington was
suffering an economic correction. I needed something to do when the kids were doing
their homework at the kitchen table. So, I started up the laptop and started writing. The
text has not been edited. The book is entirely fictional. There is no city of Southport and
the descriptions of the City of Olympia, our State capitol, are entirely invented. Our
election laws have changed and the descriptions of the election process are not accurate.
My goal was to develop a story in which a third party candidate could affect the outcome
of State legislation. I would like my story to remove some of the fear that voters have in
voting for third party candidates. I feel strongly that a third party with some clout is
desperately needed at all levels of government.
Independent candidates that I have seen usually offer the same mishmashed premises as
the representatives from the major parties. They often have a specific issue in mind that
drives them to run. In my view, the only third party candidates that continue to
perservere and offer a true option to the major parties are the libertarians. Libertarians
are very diverse and appear to be loosely organized. My version of how a libertarian
would handle the situations presented in this book may be much different than someone
else's.
I tried to interest agents and publishers in the book with no success. I hope the book
finds an audience on the internet.
suffering an economic correction. I needed something to do when the kids were doing
their homework at the kitchen table. So, I started up the laptop and started writing. The
text has not been edited. The book is entirely fictional. There is no city of Southport and
the descriptions of the City of Olympia, our State capitol, are entirely invented. Our
election laws have changed and the descriptions of the election process are not accurate.
My goal was to develop a story in which a third party candidate could affect the outcome
of State legislation. I would like my story to remove some of the fear that voters have in
voting for third party candidates. I feel strongly that a third party with some clout is
desperately needed at all levels of government.
Independent candidates that I have seen usually offer the same mishmashed premises as
the representatives from the major parties. They often have a specific issue in mind that
drives them to run. In my view, the only third party candidates that continue to
perservere and offer a true option to the major parties are the libertarians. Libertarians
are very diverse and appear to be loosely organized. My version of how a libertarian
would handle the situations presented in this book may be much different than someone
else's.
I tried to interest agents and publishers in the book with no success. I hope the book
finds an audience on the internet.