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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  10/26/2022
  

  Campaign Signs Blight the Landscape this Month: Do They Work?

  by Karen Adams

  Political signs don't do much to sway voters, but in close races they're a low-cost way to make a small and potentially decisive difference. 

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• SOURCE: WBUR
  8/4/2020
  

  The History of the October Surprise (Audio)

  Julian Zelizer discusses the prospects of a major surprise announcement from the administration before Election Day.  

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• 11/24/19
  

  Democrats Should Welcome Michael Bloomberg Into the Primary Race

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  He could be a promising alternative if Trump looks competitive in 2020.

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  November 3, 2019
  

  Presidential Candidates Crave the Spotlight. 200 Years Ago That Was Taboo.

  by David Botti

  For a century, presidential candidates were discouraged from openly campaigning - lest they appear power hungry like the British king America revolted against. Here's why that all changed. 

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  7/30/19
  

  How did the presidential campaign get to be so long?

  by Rachel Caufield

  While other countries set strict limits on the length of campaigns, American presidential races have become drawn-out, yearslong affairs. It wasn’t always this way.