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Author Austin, Jerry, 1944- author, editor.

Title True tales from the campaign trail : stories only political consultants can tell / written and compiled by Jerry Austin ; edited by Jerry Austin, Sheryl Losser, and John C. Green
Edition First edition
Published Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2017
©2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series Bliss Institute Series
Bliss Institute series.
Contents Machine generated contents note: I. Elections and Campaigns -- San Francisco Mayor's Race / Jerry Austin -- No Pina Colada Party / Bob Keefe -- No French Kissing / Bob Mulholland -- No One Sells Their Last Renoir / Jeff Plaut -- Jesse's Plane Money / Jerry Austin -- Give Us This Day, Our Daley Bread / Frank Watkins -- This Guy Has No Chance of Winning / Jim Friedman -- Learn to Drive Ted Kennedy / Doc Sweitzer -- Thousand Cuban Refugees / John Rendon -- Trip from Hell / Richard Norman -- Transportation Contest / Jerry Austin -- Street Money / Garry South -- Jumbo, the Precinct Captain / Frank Watkins -- Knocking on Doors / Tom King -- Don't Invest to Lose / Tom King -- Historic Election / Jerry Austin -- Nothing Succeeds as Planned / J. Warren Tompkins -- I Ran for Team Mascot / Steve Cohen -- Advancing in Nebraska / John Rendon -- Sometimes You Get Lucky / Dale Emmons -- II. Political Communication -- You Have to Ask for Every Vote / Nancy Korman -- When Attacked, You Have to Respond / Bob Mulholland -- Powerful Message / Rich Schlackman -- Texas Swagger in Vermont / Paul Curcio -- Farmer Ad / Jerry Austin -- Always Go with Your Instincts / Jerry Austin -- Obvious Endorser / Jerry Austin -- Gimmicks and Authenticity / Tom Ingram -- Getting a Message Across / Tom King -- Panda Bear / Jerry Austin -- Human Radar / Ace Smith -- "If We Can't Eat Them, We Shouldn't Shoot Them" / Jeff Plaut -- Ash Wednesday / John Rendon -- No Cameras, No Story / Tom King -- You Could Not Say That, But I Could / Jerry Austin -- Signs for the Times / Bob Mulholland -- "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" / Garry South -- Gang of Five / Alice Huffman -- Rise of Dick Morris / Jerry Austin -- How I Became Political Director / Paul Curcio -- Getting Some Guidance / Alice Huffman -- Changing the Primary Date / John Rendon -- Convention Madness / Rick Rendon -- Convention Chaos / Jerry Austin -- III. Wry and Wise -- Presidential Impersonation / Jerry Austin -- Good Hand Man / Bob Keefe -- Sweepstakes / David Heller -- Pollster Not an Upholsterer / Jeff Plaut -- Gary's Gorillas / John Toohey -- Apologizing to Protestants / Nancy Korman -- I'm Not a Puppet / Peter Fenn -- Rendon, I Got Other Plans / John Rendon -- Moment with the President / Jerry Austin -- Bananas / Richard Norman -- Airport Security / Steve Cobble -- Two Double Beds / Garry South -- Celebrity for a Day / Jerry Austin -- Pizza Guy / John Toohey -- Saturday Night Live / Steve Cobble -- Mosquito Inspector / Steve Murphy -- Are You from New Orleans? / Tom King -- Jamillah / Jerry Austin -- Jenrette / Jerry Austin -- Humble Pie Act / Garry South -- Winning the Nose Ring Vote / Steve Cobble -- Scary Invitation / Jerry Austin -- IV. Leadership and Appreciation -- Remembering Mo / Karen T. Scates -- Meeting Ronald Reagan / Bill Lacy -- Ted's Humanity / Nancy Korman -- Nuclear Codes / Richard Norman -- First Catholic Priest in Congress / Nancy Korman -- Still Conservative After All These Years / Bill Lacy -- Job Interview / Jerry Austin -- Branch Water and Bourbon / Tom Ingram -- From Now On, He's With Me / Howie Carroll -- Miss Anna Belle / Tom Ingram -- Great Storyteller / Nancy Korman -- Story Left Untold / Jerry Austin -- Justice and Power Politics / Steve Cobble -- Coach Hayes and His Football Family / Jerry Austin -- Campaigning for Lula / Steve Cobble -- Ballot Box Revolution / Jerry Austin -- Comrade Steve / Steve Cobble -- On the Road to Belfast / Jerry Austin -- Ostrich Has Landed / Wayne Johnson -- People Vote No / Jerry Austin
Summary "True Tales from the Campaign Trail finds Democratic and Republican political consultants putting aside their differences to offer entertaining and honest insights into the art of the political campaign. First-hand accounts from across the spectrum detail the trials and tribulations of primaries for Ted Kennedy, Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton; fraught Senate races fought with direct mail; and down-and-dirty tricks pulled in local elections. The variety of funny foibles and lessons learned makes for an engaging celebration of the democratic process and the campaign trail"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2018)
Subject Political campaigns -- United States
Political consultants -- United States.
Political campaigns.
Political consultants.
Politics and government.
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
Subject United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Losser, Sheryl, editor
Green, John Clifford, 1953- editor.
LC no. 2018017941
ISBN 9781629221120
1629221120
9781629221137
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