In the Classroom, Electoral Excitement

The 2008 presidential election is about two weeks away, but it's not too early to declare a winner: Forrest Maltzman.

A professor of political science at George Washington University — just a few blocks from the White House — Mr. Maltzman teaches a course on the American presidency and says he's having a blast.

Facing about 120 students one recent afternoon, he began by citing Sen. John McCain's sagging poll numbers in a discussion of how the presidential

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