Pursuit of the Presidency

CHRISTINE M. BLACK, a political reporter wh the Boston Globe for over 25 years, has covered five presidential and dozens of state and local campaigns over the course of two decades. She coauthored, with Thomas Oliphant, All By Myself: The Unmaking of a Presidential Campaign, published in 1989, which provided an in-depth analysis of the Dukakis campaign. Previously, Ms. Black was Washington correspondent for the Boston Herald American and the Lowell Sun.

• Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Passing the Torch: Clinton Assumes the Presidency Chapter 2 Warming Up: Raising Funds and Generating Momentum Chapter 3 Retailing: The Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary Chapter 4 Getting it Wholesale: Using the Media to Reach a Mass Audience Chapter 5 On the Trail: The Insurgent Campaign Chapter 6 Piercing the Press Filter: Candidates Try to Reach Voters Directly Chapter 7 Conventioneering: Republican and Democratic National Conventions Chapter 8 Perotmania: The Third Party Challenge Chapter 9 The Second Banana: Vice-President Chapter 10 Winning and Losing: The November Election Index