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A Book by a Senator That’s Actually Selling

January 28, 2026 · 10:00 am ET · Leave a Comment

“A dozen sitting U.S. senators published books last year, including big names such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY),” the Washington Post reports.

“But a book by Sen. John Neely Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican who is a regular on Fox News but hardly a household name, outsold all the rest of them last year — combined — according to data from NPD BookScan.”

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How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will―A Senator's Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington Politics
How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will―A Senator's Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington Politics
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