{"product_id":"smash-mouth-dana-milbank-9780465045907","title":"Smash Mouth: Two Years in the Gutter with Al Gore and George W. Bush -- Notes from the 2000 Campaign Trail","description":"Contrary to most media reports, negative campaigning is actually in decline, but our political system is no better off for it. Or so believes \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e political writer Dana Milbank, whose campaign book Smashmouth provides a witty yet ultimately very serious look at the sense and senselessness that occurred during the 2000 presidential campaign. What matters is not whether a campaign claim is positive or negative, but whether the claim is relevant,\" writes Milbank. \"The press should police outright falsehoods, of course, but otherwise let the candidates fight it out.\" Traveling by bus, plane and motorcade with the candidates, Milbank provides an indelible behind-the-scenes look at the brutal skirmishes that made up this century's first presidential campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dana Milbank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465045901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465045907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 6.49w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2001 pg. 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrill's Content\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2001 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2001 pg. 1091\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2001 pg. 8","brand":"Dana Milbank","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056113545471,"sku":"9780465045907","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0993c542-b0f4-4dce-804d-8b3c6b2dbbba.jpg?v=1685039588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smash-mouth-dana-milbank-9780465045907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}