PO 346 - The New Hampshire Primary and Presidential Nomination Politics

This course analyzes New Hampshire’s Presidential Primary as a political institution. Students will explore how New Hampshire primary became an institution in American politics, how the New Hampshire’s First in the Nation Primary influences presidential candidates and elections, and the roles of parties, interest groups, and the media in the Primary and campaigns in general. We will consider whether the Primary should retain its place at the start of the nominating process. As part of the course students will complete a significant research project on a past primary campaign.

Four credits.