1 The Unsettling Big Picture
2 A Nation Held in the Grip of Lies
3 Finding Courage to Speak the Truth
4 A Run for the U.S. Senate
5 Doing Politics in an Age of Entertainment
6 Seeking a Political Identity
7 The Kick Off on June 20, 2003
8 An Event in Des Moines
9 Campaign Infrastructure
10 Campaign Finances and Expenditures
11 Campaigning at a Distance
12 At Last, Personal Contact
13 To South Carolina and Home Again
14 In Louisiana, Ready for Combat
15 Down the West Side of the State and over to
Baton Rouge
16 My First Weekend in Louisiana
17 In Alexandria and Natchitoches
18 Covering the Northeastern Part of the State
19 From Monroe Back to Alexandria
20 The Southern Tier of Cities on Interstate 10
21 On the Road from Baton Rouge to Thibodaux
22 Finally, New Orleans
23 Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake
Charles
24 Mardi Gras in New Orleans
25 Back to Campaigning: Ponchatoula and Port Allen
26 Finishing up the Week in the South
27 Post-Mardi Gras Doldrums
28 Wrapping up in Lafayette and the Central Part
of the State
29 Fax Machines and Plantations in Baton Rouge
30 Available for Television
31 In Shreveport and Monroe on the Day before
the Election
32 Primary Day
33 Going Home to Minnesota
34 Results of the Primary Election
35 Business versus Government: Historical Perspectives
36 Creative Uses of Statistics
37 My Vision of a Better World
Appendix
Index