To the Reader xiii
Contrasts 1(10)
Book One The Pivot
1 On the Cusp of History
11(11)
2 Obama and Romney
22(13)
3 Under Siege
35(16)
4 Message for the Middle Class
51(9)
5 Fall Offensive
60(14)
6 Building the Army
74(13)
Book Two The Republicans
7 Mapping the Race
87(13)
8 The Apocalypse Party
100(6)
9 The First Primary
106(12)
10 Chris Christie's Story
118(9)
11 First Casualty
127(16)
12 Candidate "Oops"
143(16)
13 Strange Interlude
159(9)
14 Mitt's Moment
168(17)
15 The Gingrich Resurrection
185(12)
16 The Empire Strikes Back
197(12)
17 Santorum's Challenge
209(17)
18 Etch A Sketch
226(13)
Book Three The Choice
19 The New America
239(7)
20 Defining Battle
246(17)
21 The Running Mate
263(16)
22 Bill Clinton and the Empty Chair
279(14)
23 The 47 Percent Solution
293(8)
24 Debacle in Denver
301(17)
25 Ohio and the Path to 270
318(10)
26 The Vote
328(11)
27 Romney's Take
339(10)
Epilogue: Into the Future 349(6)
Acknowledgments 355(4)
Notes and Sources 359(6)
Index 365