Nineteen years after a failed assassination attempt put him in a coma, Rafe Bergeron wakes to find himself in a dystopian America, where inked-on transponders connect everyone to the communication grid. Drawing on his status as a legendary political hero, he runs for President, battling his cynical populist opponent, a loose network of racist militias, and the mysterious cyberterrorists known as the Jeepers. With the future of American democracy on the line, it promises to be an election campaign for the ages.