The GOP’s big bulk book-buying machine is boosting Republicans on the bestseller lists
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The practice has raised ethical concerns. Now, a complaint about Ted Cruz’s own campaign buying his books has triggered questions about self-enrichment.

Pure Grift.

  • nhgeek@beehaw.org
    5·
    1 year ago

    It’s the party of grift. Don’t expect anything to change. Keep the plebs angry and afraid, endorse the racism they require, and rake it in while they serve their true masters, the 1%.

  • TommySalami@lemm.ee
    5·
    1 year ago

    As a former librarian and bookseller, never trust that any rightwing political book (or "history " book) is an actual best seller. Their audience is too cheap to buy and hates libraries too much to borrow in big numbers.

      • NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        Honestly from a results-based perspective it’s pretty damn smart. Liberals and progressives should really be adopting these kinds of tactics to combat the right’s use of them