Election ’04:

A College Forum on the Candidates and the Issues

Thursday, 21 Oct 2004 at 7:30 pm – 125 Kildee

James E. Campbell is Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He is a leading scholar of American electoral behavior and is widely known for his forecasting model of presidential elections. He has authored or edited four books, including U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote, and has published forty-seven articles and book chapters in leading Political Science journals. John Hibbing is Foundation Regents University Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is a leading scholar of American and congressional politics. He has authored or edited seven books, including Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs about How Government Should Work, and has published fifty-four articles and book chapters on Congress, public opinion, and voting behavior in leading Political Science journals.

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