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Bob Bauer, former White House lawyer for the Obama administration, discussed democracy and presidential elections at an event hosted by American University in Washington, D.C. Topics…

Political reporters discussed the upcoming 2022 midterm elections during an event hosted by American University. Topics included the midterm election’s impact on President Biden’s agenda,…

American University’s Sine Institute held a virtual discussion on the 2022 midterm elections and beyond. Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) predicted that Democrats would maintain control…

American University’s Women and Politics Institute hosted a virtual discussion on Republican women and the 2020 election. They discussed the women candidates running in the 2020 election and the…

Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chair, and Lucinda Gunn, DCCC executive director, talked about the party’s strategy to win House seats in the…

Journalists and scholars talked about the 2018 midterm election results at an American University-hosted panel discussion. They covered several topics, including the Democrats taking the…

Pollsters Margie Omero and Kristen Soltis Anderson talked about the 2016 presidential race and how polls are used. Among other topics, they discussed younger voters, polling questions, and…

Jane Mayer talked about her book Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, in which she investigates the wealth and influence of billionaires…

Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies, political analyst Leslie Sanchez, and David Winston of The Winston Group talked about the future of Latino voters' relationship with the Republican…

Charlie Cook talked about the history of midterm elections highlighted and the the political environment leader up to the 2014 congressional elections. He said the issue that President Obama and…

Panelists talked about population and demographic shifts in America’s suburbs and how this would affect future elections in America. They used slides to discuss the role demographics played in…

Stefan Hankin talked about the 2011 Chicago mayor’s race at the American University Campaign Management Institute. The college-level class is an annual two-week program to train political…

Jeff Berkowitz talked about strategies for researching opponents in political campaigns. Among the topics he addressed were techniques for talking about an opponent, messaging, and research…

Brian Nienaber talked about the 2010 election results and the political environment going into 2011 at the American University Campaign Management Institute. The college-level class is an…

David Winston talked about campaign strategy and messaging at the American University Campaign Management Institute. The college-level class is an annual two-week program to train political…

Andrew Myers talked about the tools of polling in political campaigns and ways that polling adds to message and strategy building. In his remarks Mr. Myers explained polling terms and the…

Steve Sutton talked about using issues to frame the message in campaign strategy at the American University Campaign Management Institute. The college-level class is an annual two-week…

Candice Nelson gave an overview of the class and each student introduced themselves. American University’s Campaign Management Institute (CMI) is an annual two-week program to train…

Mark Putnam spoke to students about paid media and campaign advertising. Among the topics he addressed were producing campaign commercials, targeting the electorate, and use of various…

Alan Rosenblatt spoke to students about use of the Internet in issue advocacy campaigns. Among the topics he addressed were social media networks, information flow, and software…