The Right Fights Back: Politico Playbook 2012 [NOOK Book]

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Two of America's most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO's Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 presidential election. The first edition, The Right Fights Back, follows the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

The battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination promises to be one of the most hotly contested and closely fought in ...

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Overview

Two of America's most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO's Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 presidential election. The first edition, The Right Fights Back, follows the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

The battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination promises to be one of the most hotly contested and closely fought in recent memory, as establishment Republicans, Tea Party favorites, and dark horse insurgents vie to take on President Obama in the November election. In The Right Fights Back, Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for POLITICO, and Evan Thomas, the award-winning journalist and author of Robert F. Kennedy and The War Lovers, chronicle the dramatic events of this historic campaign as it unfolds.

With exclusive real-time reporting from the campaign trail, The Right Fights Back provides detail, color, and in-depth analysis that take readers beyond the hourly headlines and commentary. From the role of Super PACS and conservative interest groups to the clashes of personality and policy that will define the race to capture the GOP nomination, this is a history-as-it-happens account of the resurgent American right at the crossroads.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780679645078
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 11/30/2011
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 78
  • Sales rank: 82227
  • File size: 3 MB

Meet the Author

Mike Allen is the chief White House correspondent for POLITICO and the author of the renowned daily political tip sheet, POLITICO Playbook. Previously, he served as White House correspondent for Time and spent six years at The Washington Post, where he covered President Bush’s first term, Capitol Hill, campaign finance, and the Bush, Gore, and Bradley campaigns of 2000.
 
Evan Thomas is the author of seven books, including the New York Times bestsellers John Paul Jones and Sea of Thunder. He was an editor and writer for Time from 1977 to 1986 and for Newsweek from 1986 to 2010. In 1999 he won a National Magazine Award for his writing on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He is currently Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton and a regular panelist on the syndicated public affairs TV show, Inside Washington.
 
POLITICO is a nonpartisan, Washington-based political journalism organization that serves as the one-stop shop for the fastest, deepest coverage of the president, Congress, and the 2012 presidential race. POLITICO’s journalists break news and drive conversation about the White House, Capitol Hill, and Washington lobbying, plus the intersection of politics with Wall Street, the media, and personalities.
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  • Posted Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Good, but short

    As a Poli-Sci major and political junkie, I really enjoyed the "book" and some of it's in-depth insights, although at 65 pages it's more like a pamphlet or brochure. For some reason I thought there would be a hyperlink at the end where the reader could go to DL updates as the primaries progress, but I guess not.

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  • Posted Fri Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Food for Political Junkies

    Awesome read. Lots of insider details reminiscent of Game Change from the 2008 campaign. Looking forward to the next edition.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Fri Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2013

    A compelling read for such a short book.

    The authors do a great job of presenting an unbiased look at the machinations and intrigue of the 2012 election. If you're in the least bit interested in the behind-the-scenes activity during an election,,,this is the book to read

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Fascinating!

    Very interesting. Candidate personalities show through.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Insightful!

    This is a fun read for those closely following the race. There are no chapters, just a series of notes on different aspects of the campaigns, and more specifically the candidates. This is apparently the first in a series of ebooks that will highlight details of the campaigns that somehow didn't make Politico news stories. It is highly recommended for politics junkies.

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  • Posted Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2012

    highly recommended for political heads

    A book you read in one sitting and ask for more!

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  • Posted Thu Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2011

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    Highly recommended

    A must read for political junkies looking for their next fix. An interesting 'behind the scenes' look at the Republican candidates that confirms all the things you may have suspected and reveals surprises you would have never guessed.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Interesting Inside Info

    Inside view of political campaigns so far.

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