Presidential candidates book hits Amazons Top 50 in first day
Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 22, 2004 -- Last fall, as his campaign for the Libertarian Partys presidential nomination began to catch fire, Michael Badnarik stopped to write a book. After several months on the road, I realized that I needed to put my ideas down on paper," he says, not just for other Libertarians to read but also as a means of focusing my message in my own mind."
Good To Be King: The Foundations Of Freedom, Badnariks self-published treatise on the Constitution, sold a few copies at convention tables and by mail, then dropped off the radar as he concentrated on securing his partys nomination and launched an aggressive third party campaign for the presidency of the United States.
In less than 24 hours after the release of the book was announced, the second and more attractively presented edition of Good To Be King has rocketed into web giant Amazon.Coms top 50 – territory occupied at this time by no other presidential candidates book – selling at a far faster rate than anticipated. At this time, the book is listed as the eleventh highest seller at Amazon.Coms new releases listing.
The publisher did a fairly small first print run," says Badnarik. We expected steady sales to a libertarian audience, not a run on the book by the public. Looks like well have to get the presses going."
Good To Be King examines the Constitution with an eye toward the distinction between rights" and privileges."
A right is something you have the authority to do without asking for permission," Badnarik says. A privilege is something that a higher authority allows you to do. The Constitution is supplemented by the Bill of RIGHTS, not a ‘Bill of Privileges. Its function is to safeguard our rights – the only privileges it confers are to government, and those are very limited. Most politicians get this key distinction reversed. My book and my campaign are both about setting the record straight on that issue."
Although Good to be King isnt a political fundraiser – its Badnariks personal project – his campaign staff is enthused by the books performance. Michael Badnariks ideas have been captivating audiences around the country, and the success of the book establishes that those audiences are coming back for more," says campaign manager Fred Collins. We expect that the people who buy the book will also be voting Libertarian and supporting Michaels campaign."
Badnarik recently polled at one percent nationally with independent candidate Ralph Naders name included on the survey, and at three percent when compared to just Bush and Kerry. These data are from a national opinion survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted on October 14 by Rasmussen Research. The poll has a margin of error of +/- three percent.
Badnariks name appears on 48 state ballots plus the District of Columbia, while Naders name currently appears on only 34 state ballots plus the District of Columbia. Additionally, voters in New Hampshire will be able to write Badnariks name in on November 2nd. The Libertarian Party is Americas third largest political party, with more than 600 members serving in public office at all levels of government.
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