![]() ![]() At the bar at the end of a campaign day, these are the stories reporters rehash for themselves and embellish for newcomers. As Mike Murphy the political strategist put it, "Campaigns are like war without bullets."WHISTLESTOP tells the human story of nervous gambits hatched in first-floor hotel rooms, failures of will before the microphone, and the cross-country crack-ups of long-planned stratagems. The battle of ideas has a clear end, with winners and losers, and along the way there are sharp turning points - primaries, debates, conventions, and scandals that squeeze candidates into emergency action, frantic grasping, and heroic gambles. Presidential campaigns are a contest for control of power in the most powerful country on earth. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Face the Nation moderator and contributing editor for The Atlantic John Dickerson come the stories behind the stories of the most memorable moments in American presidential campaign history.The stakes are high. ![]()
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