Who Wants to be President? – Video of Lecture Now Online

by Mike Purdy | Feb 24, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Events

On February 18, 2016, my colleage, Dr. Michael Artime, and I delivered the second lecture out of six in the series “Who Will Win the White House?” Video online now: If you missed the lecture and want to try to make sense out of the 2016 presidential...

Campaign Insults and Presidential Money Problems

by Mike Purdy | Feb 15, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Harry Truman, Presidential History Roundup, Resources, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson

In the last week, I was interviewed and quoted in two online articles about presidential history: Campaign Insults:  The news service Reuters published an article on February 13, 2016 entitled “Loser! Jerk! Insults Fly on the Republican Campaign Trail” by...

Will Winners of Iowa Caucuses Get Nominated?

by Mike Purdy | Feb 1, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Resources

Over the last 40 years, the Iowa caucuses have been used as a bell weather of support for candidates vying for their party’s presidential nomination, and a tool for winners to attract financial support to continue to be competitive in other caucuses and...

Video of Lecture: “The Long Road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue”

by Mike Purdy | Jan 31, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Events, Resources

On January 21, 2016, my colleage, Dr. Michael Artime, and I delivered the first lecture out of six in the series “Who Will Win the White House?” Video online now:  If you missed the lecture and want to try to make sense out of the 2016 presidential...

What is a “Brokered Convention”?

by Mike Purdy | Jan 24, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, James Polk

This July, the Republican and Democratic parties will convene their national conventions to nominate their candidates for president. With a dozen GOP hopefuls still chasing the nomination, there is an increasing possibility of the Republicans facing a...

Who Will Win the White House? – Free Lecture Series

by Mike Purdy | Jan 5, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Electoral College, Events, Resources

Political scientist Dr. Michael Artime and presidential historian Mike Purdy will offer a series of six free lectures at the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Washington) on the 2016 presidential campaign and election. The lectures will include a contemporary...