| Description |
xvi, 389 p. ; 24 cm. |
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The beginning of the end : Jack Abramoff, John Kerry, and Al Gore -- A political junkie is born -- Clinton shock -- The birth of oppo man and the Republican revolution -- Perks of the job -- Bush versus Chiles : the 1994 Florida gubernatorial race -- Gunning for Gephardt -- The Buchanan presidential campaigns : the worst sides of American politics -- Proof that negative campaigning leads to electoral victory -- Jesse Helms versus Harvey Gantt -- John Kerry versus Bill Weld -- Dirty tricks : the rise and fall of Georgia senator Max Cleland -- Dole versus Clinton -- Corporate hitman : digging dirt for corporations -- Action in Texas -- Sex, lies, and Republican hypocrisy : the downfall of the GOP, 1994-2006 -- Only in Louisiana : cynical politics at its worst -- Only in New Jersey : two consecutive sitting governors resign in disgrace -- Cockfighting and imploding candidates : action in Kansas and Oklahoma -- Oppo men vs. oppo men : blindsided in New Hampshire -- The unpredictable nature of opposition research and negative campaigning -- Tom Delay, Ronnie Earle, and oppo man -- Only in Ohio: good state gone bad? -- The Bush brothers (W. and Jeb) versus Katherine Harris in Florida -- Mark Foley, pedophilia, and sex crimes -- Don Goldwater for governor in Arizona -- Symmetry and irony. |
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Electioneering -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- History.
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Political consultants -- United States.
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Political candidates -- Research -- United States.
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Elections -- United States -- History.
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Scandals -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
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| ISBN |
1402208545 (hardcover) |
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9781402208546 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
IG# 9781402208546 |
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QBX a 07043368 |
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