01/19/2015
■Class discussion: Why do potential candidates start campaigning so early? Is it a race to collect money from big potential contributors? Probable candidates Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney and Rand Paul have political family ties. How common is this in U.S. politics? Why is it good or bad? Romney lost the 2012 presidential election as his party's nominee. Who has become president after losing an earlier presidential election?