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Prologue |
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George W. Bush v. John Kerry, President, 2004 |
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Upton Sinclair v. Frank Merriam, Governor, California, 1934 |
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Senator Pothole versus ``Putzhead'' |
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23 | (8) |
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Alphonse D'Amato v. Charles Schumer, U.S. Senate, New York, 1998 |
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31 | (8) |
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Lyndon Johnson v. Barry Goldwater, President, 1964 |
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39 | (8) |
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Jesse Helms v. Harvey Gantt, U.S. Senate, North Carolina, 1990 |
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Homo Sapiens, Thespians, and Extroverts |
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47 | (8) |
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George Smathers v. Claude Pepper, Democractic Primary, U.S. Senate, Florida, 1950 |
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Vote for the Crook---It's Important |
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55 | (8) |
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Edwin Edwards v. David Duke, Governor, Louisiana, 1991 |
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Who's the Boss? Richard Daley and the Chicago Political Machine |
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63 | (8) |
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Richard Daley v. Robert Merriam, Mayor, Chicago, 1955 |
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Polluting the Garden State |
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71 | (8) |
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Frank Lautenberg v. Pete Dawkins, U.S. Senate, New Jersey, 1988 |
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God Save the Republic, Please |
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79 | (8) |
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Rutherford Hayes v. Samuel Tilden, President, 1876 |
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87 | (8) |
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Rudolph Giuliani v. David Dinkins, Mayor, New York City, 1993 |
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95 | (8) |
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Robert Torricelli v. Richard Zimmer, U.S. Senate, New Jersey, 1996 |
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In This Corner, Little Lord Fauntleroy |
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103 | (10) |
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John Tower v. Robert Krueger, U.S. Senate, Texas, 1978 |
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113 | (10) |
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Charles Robb v. Oliver North, U.S. Senate, Virginia, 1994 |
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123 | (10) |
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Clayton Williams v. Ann Richards, Governor, Texas, 1990 |
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Richard Nixon versus the United States of America |
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133 | (10) |
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Richard Nixon v. George McGovern, President, 1972 |
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143 | (10) |
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Harold Washington v. Bernard Epton, Mayor, Chicago, 1983 |
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America, Meet Willie Horton |
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153 | (10) |
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George H. W. Bush v. Michael Dukakis, President, 1988 |
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Tricky Dick versus the Pink Lady |
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163 | (10) |
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Richard Nixon v. Helen Gahagan Douglas, U.S. Senate, California, 1950 |
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173 | (10) |
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Ulysses S. Grant v. Horace Greeley, President, 1872 |
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183 | (10) |
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Thomas Jefferson v. John Adams, President, 1800 |
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193 | (10) |
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Abraham Lincoln v. George McClellan, President, 1864 |
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Mud, Mugwumps, and Motherhood |
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203 | (10) |
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Grover Cleveland v. James G. Blaine, President, 1884 |
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The Dirtiest Campaign in American History? |
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213 | (10) |
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Andrew Jackson v. John Quincy Adams, President, 1828 |
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George Wallace and the ``Negro Bloc Vote'' |
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223 | (10) |
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George Wallace v. Albert Brewer, Democratic Primary, Governor, Alabama, 1970 |
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Epilogue |
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Notes |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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