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Professor Lynn Vavreck talked about her book, The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election, in which she and her co-author evaluate the factors that affected the 2012…

Dan Balz talked about his book, Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America. He spoke in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion at the 2014 Gaithersburg Book…

Dan Balz, Washington Post Senior Political Reporter, talked about his book Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and The Future of Elections in America. He also responded to questions from…

Julianna Smoot and Spencer Zwick, the respective fundraising managers for the Obama and Romney 2012 presidential campaigns, talked about the record fundraising amounts raised during the…

Obama and Romney campaign strategists talked about the 2012 presidential election. The spoke about a number of issues touching on their experiences and strategic decisions, the campaign…

Presidential and congressional campaign workers talked about the lessons they learned from the 2012 elections. The discussed the impact of the Supreme Court Citizens United decision, social media, management of…

Jonathan Martin previewed the agenda for the 113th Congress and President Obama’s second term. He discussed the factors and events that determined the outcome of the 2012 elections, and the…

Representatives of interest group talked about the lessons they learned from the 2012 election. Glen Caroline said that recent gun control legislation proposals in Congress had increased National Rifle Association…

Journalists who had been selected as moderators of the 2012 presidential debates talked about the debates, and the impact the debates had on the 2012 election. Among the issues they addressed were the…

Journalists talked about challenges facing the Republican Party in the wake of the 2012 election and President Obama’s second term. They commented on why the party lost the presidential election and on some of the…

Calvin Trillin. staff writer for The New Yorker and The Nation's “deadline poet,” talked about his book, Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse, in which he presents his thoughts…

Michael Dimock explained his research about the Romney and Obama campaigns, the current makeup of the electorate, and the future of presidential polling. Topics included the 2010 versus.…

Local officials talked about the administration of the 2012 election. New York City officials talked about dealing with power outages and displaced citizens following Hurricane Sandy a week…

Academics and voter advocates talked about the administration of the 2012 election.

Panelists talked about their observations of working the polls during the 2012 elections. Poll Workers, Washington, D.C. Poll Workers, Maryland *Megan Dillon, Computer Engineer, U.S.…

State officials talked about the administration of the 2012 election. Topics included the election in New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy, voting lines, and voting systems.

Panelists talked about some of the voter trends in the 2012 elections. Researchers from the Pew Center and MIT outlined the results of studies taken on and after the 2012 election. By 2050 the…

Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin talked about the Politico e-book they co-authored, The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: The 34 days that Decided the Election, and they responded to telephone…

Panelists talked about challenges in voter registration and methods of improvement. “Does Voter Registration Need an Upgrade?” was part of a Pew Center on the States day-long conference on…

Ohio and West Virginia secretaries of state Jon Husted (R-OH) and Natalie Tennant (D-WV) talked about voter identification laws in their respective states. “Ensuring Integrity and Access: Voter…