C-SPAN Distance Learning Class
"Campaigns, Political Messaging, and 2010 Politics"
2010 Winter Quarter
Thursday, January 7
Class Orientation and Introductions
Guest:
Josh Kraushaar, reporter, POLITICO.com
Topic: 2010 midterm elections: preview to the fall races and historical perspective on past midterm elections
Thursday, January 14
Guest: Craig Shirley, author, Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Topic: Ronald Reagan and the 1980 presidential campaign
Thursday, January 21
Guest: Chris Cillizza, political blogger for The Washington Post, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/
Topic: Setting the stage: 2010 mid-term elections
Thursday, January 28
Guest: Robert Shrum, senior fellow, New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; author, No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner; and former Democratic party strategist
Topic: From McGovern '72 to Kerry '04 -- the Democratic party and presidential politics
Thursday, February 4
Guest: Marjorie Randon Hershey, Ph.D., author, Party Politics in America
Topic: Structure and role of political parties in the U.S.
Thursday, February 11
Class canceled due to D.C. snow storm
Thursday, February 18
Guest: Carl Cameron, chief political correspondent, FOX News channel
Topic: Bipartisanship in Washington? Can Democrats and Republicans work together? Also, 2010 midterm elections outlook: how politics is shaping the political agenda this year.
Thursday, February 25
First hour: Mid-term/Quarter Exam
Guest, second hour:
Bob Schieffer, moderator, "Face the Nation, and Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
Topic: From Kennedy to Obama -- the media, the White House, and understanding how Washington works
Thursday, March 4
Guest: Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson (tentative)
Thursday, March 11
University of Denver's Finals Week
Additional speakers are forthcoming. Information is subject to change.
Updated on 2/16/2010
