Dem strategist Jason Stanford and author James Moore seemed set for a burst of literary stardom when their new book, Adios Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush, was ready to be released as the Texas Gov. careened toward the GOP nomination. And then, something happened…or rather, someone — Rick Perry himself.
The pair had a deal to write the expose on Perry, but as soon as he tanked in the polls, the publisher cancelled it, and they had to put the book out on their own. From the Texas Tribune:
It’s hard to remember when there was once a bidding war for Adios, Mofo in New York. Six publishers made our agent promise to give them a chance to bid on the proposal once Perry announced for president. When he rocketed to the top of the Republican field and looked like a tea-vangelical Ronald Reagan from the red states, a heartthrob for the angry mob, Moore and I ended up with a book deal that made national news. And then Perry opened his mouth. Bless his heart.
