Samuel Popkin

University of California, San Diego

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Samuel Popkin is a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of  The Candidate: What It Takes to Win -- and Hold -- the White House and the forthcoming The Republican Crack-up and the Future of Presidential Politics. He was a consultant to five Democratic presidential campaigns, including those of Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

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The President who's picked so many fights with so many people told Congress last night it's time for a change.

Lofty new rhetoric for a familiar message

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America's first black president was sworn in for a second term today, on the national holiday dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Barack Obama Begins His Second Term

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Samuel Popkin is a long-time political consultant and now political science professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Presidential Candidates Prep for Debate

Samuel Popkin is a long-time political consultant and now political science professor at the University of California, San Diego.

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