Starting tonight, WIU is running a large scale mock election for students--The Road to the White House. As a part of this process, we will be simulating, over a number of days (through November 5), the entire election season beginning with the primaries and caucuses and ending with the election. Students will be playing the roles of delegates, campaign workers and the media. The mock election is the brainchild of political science professor Richard Hardy, who has conducted similar events at the University of Iowa and the University of Missouri. It is hoped that ours will involve even more students than either of the previous ones, perhaps making it the largest event of its kind anywhere.
You can follow the events at the real time blog with full coverage in a companion blog of the event. I will provide updates throughout the next couple weeks as well.
This is going to be a huge event, and I'm really looking forward to participating as a "faculty helper". It's going to be a great way to get students involved and thinking about the political process.
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