A Political Campaign: Ecstasy and Agony is a revealing memoir of the soaring highs and crushing lows of a political campaign. The no-holds-barred story of what life is really like on the campaign trail is insightful and serious-and often humorous-but not partisan. This is the straight scoop on what a candidate really experiences and thinks on those long days. People want honesty in a politician. You will find honest answers here to great and small questions about American politics. Why do political parties nominate candidates near the ends of the political spectrum? What's a stall warning on a small plane sound like? What do U.S. Senators and aspiring candidates talk about in unguarded moments? Want a few how-do-do-it tips on campaigning? What's the important word in "I want to win the right way?" And scores more-