
Two field organizers rouse a crowd before a rally during President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. (Image by Greg Wasserstorm for Obama for America. License CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Devin Caughey
MIT Course Number
17.263 / 17.264
As Taught In
Fall 2012
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course provides a selective overview of electoral politics in the United States, with an emphasis on presidential and congressional elections. It examines the macro-level determinants of electoral outcomes as well as the political behavior of individual Americans. Each week covers a different topic, with readings designed to highlight controversies or debates in the political science literature.