POL 405 Special Topics: Political Strategy

This course will give students an objective look at how candidates maneuver, plot, position, calculate, attack, defend, and strategize in order to give themselves the best chance at winning in November. Students will learn the power of perception over reality, the role of truths and half-truths, how to add up election math, how to use the media, how to win a debate, and identify parallels between this election and elections of the past.