Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and former Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed bipartisanship and the benefits of crossing party lines to accomplish something. The Center for Congressional and Presi…
194 viewsRepresentative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) talked about strengthening democracy in the U.S. during a virtual discussion hosted by American University’s School of Public Affairs Center for Congres…
367 viewsA discussion on how the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches have dealt with civil rights. Panelists argued that Congress has relinquished its designated powers, leaving the Supreme …
735 viewsA panel of scholars and media members discussed how party polarization impacts the relationship between the legislative and executive branches. The panelists also talked about how power has …
547 viewsA panel of historians discussed how the Founders envisioned the three branches of government and why the idea of a separation of powers has been important for the survival and success of the…
1,017 viewsAmerican University held their annual “Latino Public Affairs Forum” analyzing the impact of the Latino electorate on the 2016 presidential election. This panel looked at the influence of Lat…
200 viewsAmerican University held their annual “Latino Public Affairs Forum” analyzing the impact of the Latino electorate on the 2016 presidential election. This panel focused on the efforts of the …
190 viewsAmerican University held their annual “Latino Public Affairs Forum” analyzing the impact of the Latino electorate on the 2016 presidential election. This panel focused on the strategies of t…
345 viewsFormer White House legislative affairs liaisons from the administrations of George H.W. Bush to President Obama discussed how they interacted with Congress to pass legislation. They also com…
365 viewsParticipants in a conference on the upcoming presidential transition spoke about past administration efforts during transition periods, promises made by both 2008 presidential candidates to …
262 viewsParticipants in a conference on the upcoming presidential transition spoke about past administration efforts during transition periods, promises made by both 2008 presidential candidates to …
194 viewsParticipants in a conference on the upcoming presidential transition spoke about past administration efforts during transition periods, promises made by both 2008 presidential candidates to …
92 viewsParticipants in a conference on the presidential transition process spoke about previous administration efforts during transition periods, promises made by both 2008 presidential candidates …
82 viewsCampaign advisers spoke about the importance of the Latino vote in the 2008 presidential election campaign, efforts by both the Obama and McCain campaigns to conduct outreach to Latino voter…
239 viewsA panel discussion was held on the process of selecting delegates to the national party conventions and the importance of convention rules. Topics included winner-take-all primaries, superde…
98 viewsThe panelists talked about the role of the news media at the national party conventions. Topics included the decreasing media coverage of conventions, the role of cable news television, and …
152 viewsAfter opening remarks by James Thurber and Mike Berman, panelists discussed the history of political conventions. Topics included the present importance of presidential conventions, historic…
353 viewsStuart Rothenberg spoke about elections and election cycles. He asserted that the national environment right now is bad because people are angry, dissatisfied, and want change. He talked abo…
89 viewsJennifer Duffy talked about the Senate Races of 2008. She said that she expected the Democrats to continue to be the majority party in the Senate after the 2008 elections and would continue …
136 viewsParticipants talked about recent changes in the calendar for state primaries and caucuses, the potential impact on the presidential nominating process, and disputes generated following the d…
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