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Playbook 2012: The Right Fights Back (Politico Inside Election 2012) (Kindle Single) Kindle Edition

by Mike Allen (Author), Evan Thomas (Author), Politico (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
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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 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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As journalism continues to look for new ways to remain both profitable and relevant in the digital age, long-form investigative work has taken enthusiastically to the ebook. Perhaps ironically, this gusto for new forms has inspired a nascent return to the depth and breadth of bygone days. Such is the case with The Right Fights Back, an extended look at the 2012 Presidential campaign's early stages, with particular focus on the GOP. Politico's Mike Allen and Evan Thomas pull together sources ranging from candidates' family and campaign employees (current and former) to would-be and had-been candidates themselves. Regardless of your political bent, it's hard not to be underwhelmed by this campaign's Republican contenders, and as a blow-by-blow account of the scandal, inexperience, and public theater that has characterized the early campaigning, The Right Fights Back offers a timely and insightful primer. --Jason Kirk

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005S6VN70
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House (November 30, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 30, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2359 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
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    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Evelyn Fee
5.0 out of 5 stars A Winner
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2011
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Have been a fan of Politico since the beginning. Mike Allen and Evan Thomas are two of the best reporters. I found the book entertaining, as well as informative.
If you want a fun analysis of the news, see Mike on Morning Joe!
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William J. Fickling
2.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly shallow poliical analysis
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2011
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You might find this e-book informative if you never read newspapers or news magazines and never watch political commentary on television. But if you are already reasonably well-informed, you will find little here that is new or news. What little that is new is more in the realm of gossip than news. For example, we learn that Haley Barbour decided not to run when, after he used his own team to vet himself, he found out that there is a lot of negative information on him that would be readily available to his opponents. (If you don't know who Haley Barbour is, then this might be the right book for you.) We learn that Newt Gingrich's wife Callista ran interference for him, micro-managed his campaign and helped derail it in its early stages (it has since revived and surged). We are presented with Rick Perry's complete daily schedule, if anyone is interested. But I think the late Theodore H. White would turn over in his grave at what passes today as serious political analysis. The is supposed to be the first in a series of four e-books on the 2012 campaign. I won't be holding my breath waiting for the next three.
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V. Patterson
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2011
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For the money that is being asked for this mini-book, I felt it was worth it. I enjoyed the behind the scenes gossip (which is what a lot of it is) and some of it was enlightening - particularly the bits about Rick Perry. This is more than you'd get in a magazine and certainly more than what would be posted online. One thing I did object to is that the size is inflated because 20% of the pages are taken up by a reproduction of Rick Perry's shedule for the three months after he entered the race. What was the value of that? It just made the thing seem longer than it was.
I will be buying the next one, but I don't see this as a replacement for the campaign book. More a supliment and it's nice to have some of this gossip in a timely manner.I would have given it 5 stars, but I took one off for the pointless inclusion of the Perry Shedule.
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Harry
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Political Junkies
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2012
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This ebook does exactly what it sets out to do, provide an exclusive look behind the scenes of the Republican presidential nomination. Anyone interested in what exactly goes on throughout the campaign should pick this up. This is a very quick read and is engaging throughout.
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Kevin Casey Mcavey
3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price... but only that
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2011
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Politico is engaging in a truly innovative and unique publication endeavor. As described in the "book's" introduction, it is not quite an article, as you'd find in a newspaper or magazine, but it is not quite a book (or even a part of a book). It is not a recount, so much as it is a timely narrative, that provides context for these real life characters, as their stories continue to unfold.

In many ways, "The Right Fights Back" gets it right. The details are crisp and interesting, and its portrayals of many of the 2012 candidates for the GOP nomination are insightful. It is a quick and vastly enjoyable read.

However, in undertaking the development of its new form, Politico's first work fails on two levels: by not delivering a pedigree product, and by not reaching far enough in its development. On the first count, most readers will recognize a substantial number of written errors and awkward sentences, which should have been fixed, regardless of the brevity of the editing process. It can, depending upon the reader, impact the flow of the document, and left me with a slightly off impression of its quality.

On the second count, which is unusual for this piece, is that it is a bit of a slave to its own success. By showing how engaging and interesting the form can be, Politico only seems to go half-way to fulfilling its potential. There are clearly parts that could be drastically expanded upon, not to make the entire piece the length of a book, mind you, but to more fully and effectively get at the narrative's purpose: to capture this moment in time, the building dynamics of the 2012 race, and portraits of its main characters.

Overall, for $2.99, you cannot go wrong. It is worth it. But in the end, I think many might feel similarly, that the piece represents an opportunity lost, to really mark a milestone in capture changes in the political landscape.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keen ear for dialogue
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2011
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The most delightful thing about this short book is Mike Allen's quotes of statements made by the political operatives in the various camps. "I would have have helped Christie in a heartbeat . . , But you know what? If it's him versus Jeb, we're going to beat the **** out of him. We'll smoke him. We will smoke him." A fast-moving account of the inside of Republican presidential politics this cycle. '"I can't stand politics," said Dave Carney, Perry's chief strategist . . .' and there is much more in this sharp snapshot of the campaign. I look forward to the next report!
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Penpal
2.0 out of 5 stars OK for political junkies
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2011
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This collection of notes is probably acceptable fodder for political junkies who want to mine every last tidbit of gossip even though most of it is unsourced and much of it isn't new news. It has been untouched by an editor's blue pencil and it seems surprising that two accomplished writers would let it go out this way. It's a quick read, so quick the publisher padded it with pages of each candidates hour by hour daily schedule. Now that's gripping news!
Probably worth three bucks for the junkie but not for me. I'll settle for getting ninety pecent of what they offer upfront in real time.
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Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2017
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Decent insights into the 2011-2012 Republican Party presidential primary and the Obama team's work gearing up for the November campaign.
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