I've never written a full length book but that doesn't keep me from dreaming and scheming of subjects and outlines. Perhaps if I ever managed to actually get together a serious proposal I might follow through on one of these. Below is the barest of bones of a book I'd like to write.

Being an exploration of the bottlenecks and disinformation intrinsic and inherent in the American electoral process with some attention given to the role of the media

Intro: Welcome to My Nightmare

Candidates

Financial Matters (If you need to ask how much it costs to be a candidate, you can't afford to be one.)

Procedural Matters: How do you get to be a candidate in the first place?

Wooing the Electorate: Babies, Shaking Hands, and Photo Ops

Information, Issues, and Poll Numbers

Can You Win in the Media Circus? (Hint: Money helps.)

The Winner

Once Elected

Influence Peddlars and Buyers

Welcome to the Political Foodchain

Non-Binding Conclusions