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Professor Pundits: Sorting Out Super Tuesday

Stephen Diehl — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:09:33 +0000

Trying to draw conclusions from this year’s Super Tuesday voting is tricky business. The only certainty is that there’s still a long road ahead for the Republican primary candidates. Middlebury’s professor pundits Matt Dickinson and Bert Johnson are back with an update about what happened on Super Tuesday and what it might mean going forward.

Professor Pundits: Super PACs and South Carolina

Stephen Diehl — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:33:59 +0000

Professor Pundits is our periodic update on the 2012 presidential campaign with political science professors Matt Dickinson and Bert Johnson. In this edition: Bert was in both Iowa and New Hampshire and compares the style and substance of each of the leading candidates he saw. Bert recently offered in-depth observations of Iowa as a guest blogger in Matt’s “Presidential Power” blog. Matt looks ahead to South Carolina and the challenges the candidates face in that state. And both pundits discuss the major role Super PACs have played so far in the primary.

Earlier installments:
Who’s Got Iowa Momentum (And Does It Really Matter?)
Gaffes, Grievances, and Godfather’s
The Professor Pundits

Professor Pundits: Who’s Got Iowa Momentum? (And Does it Really Matter?)

Stephen Diehl — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:44:28 +0000

The Republican primary race has shifted momentum so many times, it’s hard to catch your breath. Since we last checked in with our pundits, profs Matt Dickinson and Bert Johnson, the primary campaign has been quite eventful, including Herman Cain’s exit and Newt Gingrich shooting to the top of the polls. Does the idea of momentum actually make a difference? Our pundits took up this question, but they don’t agree on the answer. Hear what they have to say:

Earlier installments:
Gaffes, Grievances, and Godfather’s
The Professor Pundits

Professor Pundits: Gaffes, Grievances, and Godfather’s

Stephen Diehl — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:07:38 +0000

It’s been a rough few weeks for some Republican primary candidates, but a fascinating time for political observers. We checked in with Middlebury’s professor pundits, Matt Dickinson and Bert Johnson, for a rundown of the newest developments in the Republican primary, how “Occupy Wall Street” could impact the presidential race, and some of the more notable moments from the latest round of primary debates.

Earlier installments:
The Professor Pundits

The Professor Pundits

Stephen Diehl — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:50:33 +0000

For political junkies, it doesn’t get much better than the horse race under way in the GOP primary. And what about President Obama’s prospects? Will he be able to energize his base amidst the many challenges he’s facing? To help us get a handle on what’s behind all this wrangling, we asked Middlebury political scientists Matt Dickinson and Bert Johnson to share their thoughts on the campaign so far. Here’s what they had to say: