The Losing End

by Ken Love

FULL LENGTH: Sequel to "Default". Set in 2016, Barker Hudson III has since passed on. And African American U.S. Senator Esther Bailey is running for re-election. But she's in trouble: her poll numbers are down. And her two challengers: a Democratic Socialist and a populist with ties to extremist groups, are ahead of her by double digits. Yet it is her daughter Emily, a writer for a leftist online magazine, who...

FULL LENGTH: Sequel to "Default". Set in 2016, Barker Hudson III has since passed on. And African American U.S. Senator Esther Bailey is running for re-election. But she's in trouble: her poll numbers are down. And her two challengers: a Democratic Socialist and a populist with ties to extremist groups, are ahead of her by double digits. Yet it is her daughter Emily, a writer for a leftist online magazine, who could sway the course of the election. But how?

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  • Donald E. Baker: The Losing End by Ken Love
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    The second in Ken Love's "Default" trilogy tracing the political rise of a conservative Black senator--"Default," where she runs for Senate; "The Losing End," where she runs for reelection; and "...And Women Rule Over Them," where she runs for President. They are a terrific commentary on the cynicism permeating American politics, where ideals are negotiable, the quest for power is paramount, and violence is just part of the game. Excellent work in which the details seem all too familiar.

    The second in Ken Love's "Default" trilogy tracing the political rise of a conservative Black senator--"Default," where she runs for Senate; "The Losing End," where she runs for reelection; and "...And Women Rule Over Them," where she runs for President. They are a terrific commentary on the cynicism permeating American politics, where ideals are negotiable, the quest for power is paramount, and violence is just part of the game. Excellent work in which the details seem all too familiar.

    ”
  • Morey Norkin: The Losing End by Ken Love
    “

    In this fascinating sequel to his spellbinding tale of political intrigue, “Default,” Ken Love has Senator Esther Bailey running for reelection against a Democratic Socialist and a Christian nationalist. As Senator Bailey shifts her social conservative views to a more moderate stance, the bellicose nationalist overshadows the campaign. The divisions we face today, including the political violence, are on full display with no easy answers. Absolutely worth reading/seeing/discussing.

    In this fascinating sequel to his spellbinding tale of political intrigue, “Default,” Ken Love has Senator Esther Bailey running for reelection against a Democratic Socialist and a Christian nationalist. As Senator Bailey shifts her social conservative views to a more moderate stance, the bellicose nationalist overshadows the campaign. The divisions we face today, including the political violence, are on full display with no easy answers. Absolutely worth reading/seeing/discussing.

    ”
Five women - 3 African American, 1 White, 1 Hispanic American, Asian American or White. Three men, white.

Development History

  • Reading, Merely Writers/Merely Players, Atlanta GA , 2022