American political conventions will continue to both offend and excite those of us who follow politics closely as we consider the past, present and future of these critical events.
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The best an opposing party can hope for during convention week is some sort of misfire. But those are rare in this era of scripted conventions designed to minimize controversy.
As the Democratic National Convention returns to Chicago, there’s an appetite in that city to revisit films from the bloody and violent time the convention was last held in that city: 1968.
The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a nightmare of protest, violent policing and chaos. How will Chicago handle the political and media event that is this year’s Democratic convention?
An unpopular president. A war that’s dividing the country. An upcoming election. What year is it?
The U.S. presidential election is again serving as a symptom and a symbol of a troubled society. Whatever the outcome, history suggests anything but a quick resolution to deeply rooted problems.
How did a small, rural state become so influential in the presidential nominating process? A political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus.
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Professor of Communication Studies and Journalism, Northwestern University
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James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
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Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto
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Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University
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Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies, University of Mary Washington
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Associate Professor, History, University of The Fraser Valley