Stronger Together (book)
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| Author |
Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Campaign book |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
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Publication date
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September 6, 2016 |
| Media type | Trade paperback |
| Pages | 288 |
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| Preceded by | Hard Choices |
| Website | www |
Stronger Together: A Blueprint for America's Future is a 2016 book by Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential running mate Tim Kaine, released during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. It outlines their vision for the nation were they to win the election. The book was published by Simon & Schuster in September 2016, to largely negative reviews and poor sales.
The contents of the book include summary-style policy points, photographs of the two authors campaigning, various charts, and excerpts from some of the speeches that Clinton has delivered. The book's presentation style is similar to that of a PowerPoint presentation.
The book is broken into three main sections:
Both authors wrote brief introductions that detailed how some of their early upbringing has affected their current worldview. Each author also wrote a conclusion regarding personal reflections about the efforts they would make if elected.
The work is of the "campaign book" genre. As The New York Times described it, "Candidates often release hurriedly-written books during their campaigns, often aimed at spreading their message and attracting publicity, rather than topping the best-seller charts."
Announcement of the book was first made on August 4, 2016. The publisher, Simon & Schuster, had put out all five of Clinton's previous books. In part, publication of the book was intended to highlight what the authors saw as the policy richness of Clinton's 2016 campaign, and the Clinton-Kaine team's readiness to assume office, in contrast to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, which was seen by writers for CNN and The Washington Post as comparatively "policy-light".
Upon its release, which with its September 6 publication date came later in the election cycle than usual for books of this ilk, Clinton told reporters that the book was intended to be "our blueprint for America’s future. We wanted voters to be able to find, in one easy place, all of the various plans and policies that I’ve been talking about throughout this campaign.” Kaine emphasized that the book had a positive message about the country's future, unlike what he said was the pessimistic vision put forth by Trump's 2015 book Crippled America. The campaign chose the slogan and title "Stronger Together" from 85 possibilities; it was used on the campaign aircraft, campaign bus, and in a series of policy speeches.
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