Alan Gitelson: Making Sense of the 2016 Elections in 2015
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2015 · Education
Dr. Alan Gitelson discusses the upcoming 2016 elections as prospective candidates for the presidency begin the process of organizing and hiring staffs, developing policy positions, raising campaign funds, visiting Iowa and New Hampshire, and positioning themselves for a run for the presidency. https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/american-government-9780199374229 Why does the campaign process start moments after the last presidential election…and even years before that date? How successful are early front-runners? What role will campaign financing, PACs, polls, the media and domestic and foreign policy issues play in the election? Will President Obama play a significant role in the outcome of the election? How competitive will the House and Senate races be and why is it important to watch state gubernatorial and state legislative races? All of these issues lead us to ask the question, why talk with our students today about an election which will take place more than 20 months from now? Alan R. Gitelson is Professor of Political Science and former Assistant Provost and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Loyola University, and co-author of American Government: Myths and Realities, 2014 Election Edition. © Oxford University Press
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