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Fight

Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes

What happened inside the Democratic Party after Biden's debate with Trump, and how did Harris go from sudden nominee to defeat?

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Author: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes

Why read it

You will see how, within weeks, the Democratic Party turned on its own leader after one debate night
You will understand why Biden's team felt it could not skip the debate, even as allies warned it could go badly
You will stop reading big rally crowds as a forecast, after seeing Harris's boom on the trail end in a bust on Election Night

Who it is for

News follower who wants the inside story of the last presidential race
Political staffer studying how campaigns handle a crisis
Voter trying to understand how a nominee gets replaced

Contents

Part I: The Unmaking of the President
Chapter 1: “The Quiet Part Out Loud”
Chapter 2: Contingency Plans
Chapter 3: “Keep Fighting”
Chapter 4: “An Episode or a Condition”
Chapter 5: The Ace in the Hole
Chapter 6: Et Tu, Nancy?
Chapter 7: “Fight! Fight! Fight!”
Chapter 8: A Very Important Phone Call
Chapter 9: “Karaoke at the End of the World”
Part II: What It Took
Chapter 10: “You Need to Endorse Me”
Chapter 11: Fuckery
Chapter 12: Mar-a-Lago vs. Kamalot
Chapter 13: “No Daylight, Kid”
Chapter 14: Mothafucka
Chapter 15: The Turn
Chapter 16: Texas Hold ’Em
Chapter 17: Garbage Time
Chapter 18: “Just Take the 270”
Epilogue: The Aftermath

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