The changing presidential campaign

The 2012 presidential election is 15 months away, and campaign coverage is pervasive in the media. We know about Obama's summer reading list and can look at pictures of Bachmann eating a corn dog. Has the level of scrutiny changed? What can we expect from the presidential campaigns in the coming months?

Guests

• Gil Troy: Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal, and a Visiting Scholar affiliated with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. His latest book, "The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction."
• Karen Tumulty: National political correspondent for The Washington Post. She joined the Post in 2010 from TIME Magazine, where she had held the same title.

Resources

• About Gil Troy
• About Karen Tumulty