Dogfight, the 2012 presidential campaign in verse, Calvin Trillin
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Dogfight, the 2012 presidential campaign in verse, Calvin Trillin
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Dogfight
Nature of contents
bibliography
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780483629
Responsibility statement
Calvin Trillin
Sub title
the 2012 presidential campaign in verse
Summary
Presents a humorous ode to the 2012 presidential election that likens the campaign to a three-ring circus and includes riffs on figures ranging from Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich to Rick Perry and Rick Santorum
Table Of Contents
2008 -- 2010 -- Mentionables -- Trump trumped -- First one out -- A brief reign on top -- Oops indeed -- The search for a Mitt-whomper -- Newt redux -- Carpet bombing -- Stuck again -- Unstuck -- Anybody out there want to be president? -- Unstuck? -- Carpet bombing redux -- Stuck again -- The Southern strategy -- The party's over -- Mitt's got the gold -- Bain -- The White House prepares -- The race shapes up -- A June surprise -- Shaken up -- Money makes the world go around -- August surprise -- Reaching the starting line -- September surprise -- Falling back -- First debate -- Obama redux -- The stretch -- The stretch of the stretch
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