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The Smithsonian Associates hosted a panel discussion on the 2018 midterm elections. U.S. News and World Report's Ken Walsh moderated the event.

Joel Benenson, chief strategist for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, spoke at a forum on the 2016 presidential campaign. He highlighted the core objectives …

Geoff Garin talked about the 2012 presidential election.

A panelists who worked for various 2008 presidential campaigns discussed what strategies worked, what lessons were learned, and how the winner prevailed. Kenneth Walsh moderated. Cornell …

Consumer attitudes about health care were analyzed in a survey commissioned by Democratic and Republican pollsters for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Corporation. The participants discussed what…

Polling officials talked about public opinion trends and the use of polling information in political campaigns. Among the topics they addressed were campaign strategies for the 2004 presiden…

AFL-CIO President, John Sweeney, and other Labor leaders spoke about the results of the 2002 midterm elections. They talked about labor’s impact on the elections and what the result could me…

Political pollsters and strategists talked about recent trends in opinion polls in America. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the up…

The AFL-CIO held a meeting discussing the post election results.

Participants released the results of a poll on women’s attitudes towards candidates in the 2000 election. The poll found that women were most interested in education reform. Following their …

1998 Vote results and reactions.

Union leaders and pollsters discussed the results of the midterm election. They noted that union members voted in order to protest impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, to prote…

Panel members talked about the results of the California vote on Proposition 226, which would have required Unions to get member’s permission to use union funds.

Mr. Sweeney, pollsters and others reviewed the 1996 election results. A post-election poll of AFL-CIO members was also discussed. After their prepared remarks, the panelists took questions f…

Geoffrey Garin, Peter Hart Research Association Pollster, briefed reporters on the survey he performed for the AFL-CIO. He surveyed 609 union members by telephone from August 2 to August 4.…

Mr. Garin discussed Democratic Party prospects for retaining seats in November midterm congressional elections. He was confident that his candidates were looking better than earlier in the y…

The panelists, after brief prepared remarks, took questions from the audience of Democratic House members and administration officials.

Mr. Garin emphasized the importance of candidates using the results from political polls while running their campaigns. He discussed how candidates can find out what the electorate is concer…

Geoffrey Garin and Neil Newhouse discussed the status of the Republican and Democratic Parties at the end of 1990, and the directions they may take as the 1992 presidential elections approac…

The People for the American way sponsored a panel that discussed the 1988 election, in which George H. W. Bush was elected as the 41st president. Arthur Knopp, the President of the People fo…