This course studies U.S. congressional and presidential campaigns while paying close attention to recent and upcoming races with attention to election forecasting, electoral maps and math, and presidential campaigns, with a focus on understanding the causes of successes and failures in primary and general election campaigns.

Antirequisite(s): Political Science 4511F/G, if taken in 2019-20 or 2021-22.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 3rd or 4th year Political Science or International Relations and one of Political Science 2230E, Political Science 2530F/G, Political Science 2231E, Political Science 2531F/G, Political Science 2244E, Political Science 2544F/G, Political Science 2245E, Political Science 2545F/G, International Relations 2704F/G, the former International Relations 2701E, or permission from the Department.

Extra Information: 2 hours.