{"product_id":"smash-mouth-two-years-in-the-gutter-with-al-gore-and-george-w-bush-notes-from-the-2000-campaign-trail-hardcover","title":"Smash Mouth: Two Years in the Gutter with Al Gore and George W. Bush -- Notes from the 2000 Campaign Trail - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Milbank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Milbank\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff political writer for the Style section of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he covers the presidential campaign. He appears regularly as a guest commentator on Andrea Mitchell's show on MSNBC and other programs. He was previously senior editor at the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was the magazine's White House correspondent, and before that a staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Yale University, Milbank lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.55 x 6.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42200432509008,"sku":"9780465045907","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/WGgzbHRTdEdoR0YyVEwxRVp0RlY2Zz09.webp?v=1775245819","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/smash-mouth-two-years-in-the-gutter-with-al-gore-and-george-w-bush-notes-from-the-2000-campaign-trail-hardcover","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}