Tuesday, September 8: Why study elections?
        Readings:  Thurber 18; Anthony King, "Running Scared," The Atlantic Monthly, January 1997
Thursday, September 10:  What is the content of election contests?
        Readings: Weir 1

Tuesday, September 15: What are elections, anyway?
        Readings: Thurber 1; M-L 1
Thursday, September 17:  What is at stake in 1998?
        Readings: Weir 2; Maisel 12, 13

Tuesday, September 22: How have elections changed over time?
        Readings: Maisel 1, 2, 3; M-L 2
Thursday, September 24:  What will your case studies be?
        Readings:  Your research

Tuesday, September 29: Nuts and bolts: nominations
        Readings: Maisel 7, 8;  Pomper 1,
Thursday, October 1:  The hearts and minds of the voters
        Readings: Weir 2 and 3

Tuesday, October 6: Nuts and bolts: qualifying initiatives
        Readings: TBA
Thursday, October 8:  MEME 1
        Readings: Weir 5 and 6

Tuesday, October 13: Nuts and bolts: the changing roles of parties
        Readings:  Maisel 4, 9
Thursday, October 15:  Do voters care about the parties?
        Readings: Maisel 5, 6; Pomper 3

Tuesday, October 20: Fall Break, no class
Thursday, October 22:  Is it the economy, stupid?
        Readings: Weir 6, 7

Tuesday, October 27: Nuts and bolts: campaign strategies
        Readings: Thurber 2, 3, 4
Thursday, October 29:  Prediction time for your case studies
        Readings: Your papers for today

Tuesday, November 3: Election Day!
        Readings: every bit of news you can find
Thursday, November 5:  Rehashing the elections
        Readings: every bit of news you can find

Tuesday, November 10: Nuts and bolts: the media, part 1
        Readings: Maisel 11; Pomper 2
Thursday, November 12:  Nuts and bolts: the media, part 2
        Readings: Thurber 7,8,9,10

Tuesday, November 17: Nuts and bolts: money, part 1
        Readings: Thurber 5,6; campaign finance reports from the Web
Thursday, November 19:  Money, part 2
        Readings: Maisel 10; Pomper 4; campaign finance reports from the Web

Tuesday, November 24: Nuts and bolts: field operations
        Readings: Thurber 11, 12
Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving, no class

Tuesday, December 1: Nuts and bolts: polling
        Readings: Thurber 13, 14; Pomper 3
Thursday, December 3:  Back to The Big Questions
        Readings: Pomper, conclusion; Thurber 15, 16

Tuesday, December 8: Evaluation and suggestions for revising the course
        Readings: Thurber 18