Managing Perceptions
on the Campaign Trail
An irreverent journey into the warped world of presidential campaign politics past and present, and how the media shape public opinion
“Presidential elections have been media spectacles for almost 50 years, roughly since television became the national drug… Every four years since then, corporate chiefs, media gatekeepers, and political fixers have manufactured new scripts and a new superstar… Anything is possible. And it’s a guaranteed blockbuster every time, a fatal distraction for which you don't need a ticket…”
Green Lighting Our Fatal Distractions: Primaries as TV Pilots
Selling Campaign Stories: Howard Dean and 2004 Race
Caucus Survivor 2004: Out-Spin, Out-Pander
Make No Assumptions: How Dean Went DownMomentum: A Presidential Blockbuster
Momentum: Acting Like the PresidentElection Night 2004: Another Media Drag Race
Election Suspicions: The 2004 Cover Up
Democracy in Lockdown: After the Voting
Citizen Nader: From Prophet to Punchline
Barack Obama: The New Jimmy Carter
The Strange Race of John McHyde
Sarah Palin: Filtering Out the Facts
Convention Watch 2008: News, Highlights and History
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