AEI Election Watch 2008 (Session 5)
Thursday, April 24, 2008 | 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
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About This Event

AEI’s Election Watch series, which began in 1982, is the longest-running election program in Washington. The Democratic nomination contest continues, postponing the full-fledged start of the general campaign season. In the meantime, John McCain continues to husband his resources for the fall. At this event, Election Watch panelists Listen to Audio


Download Audio as MP3 will discuss the latest campaign developments, including the results of Pennsylvania’s April 22 primary and each candidate’s prospects of winning commitments from the all-important superdelegates. Panelists will also examine polling data on the national mood and the presidential race and how congressional and gubernatorial elections are shaping up.

The charge for this session is $60.

Accredited media should register by e-mailing vrodman@aei.org.
U.S government employees should register by e-mailing lniver@aei.org.


Agenda
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:30
Panelists:
Michael Barone, AEI
Karlyn Bowman, AEI
John C. Fortier, AEI
Moderator:
Norman J. Ornstein, AEI
James Glassman, AEI
10:00
Adjournment
Event Materials
AEI Election Watch 2008 (Session 5)
AEI Participants

 

Michael
Barone
  • Michael Barone, a political analyst and journalist, studies politics, American government, and campaigns and elections. The principal coauthor of the annual Almanac of American Politics (National Journal Group), he has written many books on American politics and history. Barone is also a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner.

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  • Phone: 202-862-7174
    Email: michael.barone@aei.org

  • Assistant Info

    Name: Andrew Rugg
    Phone: 202-862-5917
    Email: andrew.rugg@aei.org
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Karlyn
Bowman
  • Karlyn Bowman compiles and analyzes American public opinion using available polling data on a variety of subjects, including the economy, taxes, the state of workers in America, environment and global warming, attitudes about homosexuality and gay marriage, NAFTA and free trade, the war in Iraq, and women's attitudes. In addition, Ms. Bowman has studied and spoken about the evolution of American politics because of key demographic and geographic changes. She has often lectured on the role of think tanks in the United States and writes a weekly column for Forbes.com.
  • Phone: 2028625910
    Email: kbowman@aei.org

  • Assistant Info

    Name: Andrew Rugg
    Phone: 2028625917
    Email: andrew.rugg@aei.org
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John C.
Fortier
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Norman J.
Ornstein
  • Norman Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He writes a weekly column for Roll Call and is an election analyst for CBS News. He served as codirector of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and participates in AEI's Election Watch series. He also serves as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission. Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars and practitioners that helped shape the law, known as McCain-Feingold, that reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004. His many books include The Permanent Campaign and Its Future (AEI Press, 2000); the coauthored The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Oxford University Press, 2006); and, most recently, Vital Statistics on Congress 2008 (Brookings Institution Press, 2008), also coauthored.
  • Phone: 202-862-5893
    Email: nornstein@aei.org

  • Assistant Info

    Name: Jennifer Marsico
    Phone: 202-862-5899
    Email: jennifer.marsico@aei.org
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