After stunning the nation, and the world, with his win in 2016, President Trump is now the third one-term president in 40 years.
How did we reach this point? What are the political lessons from Campaign 2020? How will the results shape the two political parties as they try to govern in the year ahead, while also looking to the next campaign? This course will frame America's current political environment, while providing historical context and background in order to better understand a divided and highly partisan America. We will also examine how debates, scandals, two impeachments and the race for money impacts the outcome of these key presidential races.
About the Instructor: Professor Steven L. Scully is an adjunct faculty member at UCDC and currently serves as C-SPAN's Political Editor. Scully earned his undergraduate degree from The American University in Washington, D.C and earned a Master of Science from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois. He is past president of the White House Correspondents' Association, served as the back-up moderator during the 2016 presidential debates, and was recently inducted into the Pennsylvania Broadcasting Hall of Fame. According to John Oliver (This Week with John Oliver), Professor Scully is the most patient man on television.