WARNING: This post is full of spoilers. If you have not yet read What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose, you will not want to scroll down this post – past the photo of Jackson Piper from Chapter 2. To do so would be to explore our running tally of all the ways that reality is becoming stranger than fiction. AND all the ways this award-winning book has come true (again).
This post will be updated as necessary by the author.
From the author’s forward in the book, you’ll recall that the original draft told the tale of a strongman President and a cast of candidates no one was excited to support. The second draft from 2016 included a sitting President refusing to accept the election results, resulting in a popular uprising to force him from office.
Now, in 2024, the Bull Moose book, with all its ominous mention of curses and folklore, has spun up a list of crazy, implausible, and nearly impossible connections between the book and the real world. Keep in mind that the final draft of the book was completed on May 15, 2024. It was uploaded to Amazon on June 10 and published in print for the first time on June 18, 2024. All of those original editions and every one after include the following eerie connections and predictions about America’s stormy present.
Here is the running list of spooky plot elements of Bull Moose Book 1 that have become real since the book was published.
- Attempted assassination of a presidential candidate – Came to life on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- $10 million payoff to a candidate for office with connection to Egypt – Washington Post story of August 2, 2024
- Billionaire backer emerges to support a president’s reelection via a Super PAC – America PAC public on July 15, 2024
- Political parties change the rules in the middle of the election to help a favored candidate – DNC July 18, 2024
- Vice President nominee with major ties to Silicon Valley – J.D. Vance’s ties to Silicon Valley – July 17, 2024
- Political violence resulting in innocent voter deaths – Voters shot at Trump rally by attempted assassin
- Presidential debate causes the race to upend – June 27, 2024
- Third Party candidate (non major party) pleas for Secret Service Protection – July 14, 2024
- Campaign slogan SAVE AMERICA – Name of President Joint PAC
- Campaign visit to Fort Wayne, IN by President or Vice President – July 25, 2024
- Killing of an attempted assassin – July 13, 2024
- Reference to Bull Moose nominee shooting from 1912 – July 15, 2024
- Proposed Supreme Court reforms – July 29, 2024
Not yet true, but in the book
- Curse of Tippecanoe
- Medical emergency during a presidential debate
- Reference to the dissolution of NATO
- Attack by North Korea on Seoul, South Korea, defended by USA
- Sentient or highly advanced AI – called Si
- Massive job losses due to A.I. advancements – exceeding 1 million US workers
- Electoral College tie or lack of majority, leading to a possible contingent election
- Pressure campaign to secure faithless electors in the Electoral College
- Election Day intimidation and violence at polls
- Regional Primaries
Check back when breaking news happens or comment below if you see a parallel that we can add to the list.
