PAST EVENT
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On April 7, the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project, in cooperation with Yale Law School, hosted a discussion with Professor Heather Gerken on her recent book, The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System is Failing and How to Fix It (Princeton University Press, 2008). Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael P. McDonald, October 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Well over ten million people have already cast their ballots for this November’s much-anticipated presidential election, marking a dramatic change in how Americans vote. Michael McDonald writes that Barack Obama’s campaign has successfully turned out supporters in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. In Georgia, for instance, more people have voted early for 2008 than all who voted early there in 2004. Read More
VIDEO
Thomas E. Mann, October 20, 2008
Thomas Mann says that, with the presidential debates and months of campaigning behind us, the electorate has largely made their decision. In the waning days before the election, Mann suggests that the candidates should focus on mobilizing voters and underscoring the messages.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael P. McDonald, September 24, 2008, Politico
The impending presidential election may be the election of a century, writes Michael McDonald. Record primary voting, floods of new registrations, more small campaign donors and highly rated political conventions show that people are intensely interested in the upcoming election. However, will we have a record voter turnout? Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
E.J. Dionne, Jr., Michael J. Gerson, Jan Crawford Greenburg and George F. Will, August 17, 2008, This Week with George Stephanopoulos
E.J. Dionne joins George Will, Michael Gerson and Jan Crawford Greenburg on This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the impact of evangelical voters in election 2008. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Thomas E. Mann, Alan Abramowitz and Larry Sabato, July 19, 2008, The Huffington Post
News media depict the 2008 presidential election as hotly contested and essentially up for grabs. After reviewing historical patterns, structural features of this election cycle, and national and state polls conducted over the last several months, Thomas Mann, Alan Abramowitz and Larry Sabato dispel the myth of the toss-up election. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston and Pietro S. Nivola, May 11, 2008, The New York Times Magazine
The ideological differences between the political parties are growing, write Pietro Nivola and William Galston, and political polarization has become akin to political segregation. You are less likely to live near someone whose politics differ from your own. While many Americans want less polarization, they argue, "the underlying structure of our politics remains so deeply divided, the 2008 election may not requite their wish." Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston, May 07, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Voters in North Carolina and Indiana padded Barack Obama’s popular vote margin by more than 200,000. William Galston writes that continuing warning signs remain. Obama doesn't have a strong base among religious and more moderate voters. Plus, if nominated, he must reunite the party. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston, April 23, 2008, The Brookings Institution
In the Pennsylvania primary, Hillary Clinton won an overwhelming victory, writes senior fellow William Galston. These results have quieted calls for her to leave the race and will probably slow the steady flow of superdelegates to Obama. Nonetheless, her path to the nomination remains steep. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Sherry Linkon, Reihan Salam and Ruy Teixeira, April 14, 2008, NPR Talk of the Nation
Visiting Fellow Ruy Teixeira and experts appear on NPR's Talk of the Nation to discuss the Pennsylvania primary and the working-class vote. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alan Abramowitz and Ruy Teixeira, April 08, 2008, The Brookings Institution
In this Brookings working paper, Visting Fellow Ruy Teixeira and Alan Abramowitz at Emory examine shifts in U.S. class structure, including the decline of the white working class and the rise of a mass upper middle class, and discuss their political implications. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Charles O. Jones, March 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Experience has become a dominant issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Charles Jones examines the CVs of the three remaining contenders and explores whether prior White House experience is a guarantee for success and how the historical experience of experience might apply to 2008. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, March 20, 2008
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC
The Brookings Institution Press hosted a discussion of voter mobilization based on the findings of the book Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout, Second edition. Co-authors Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber summarized the latest findings and explained how they affect organizing the grass roots and getting out the vote. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Thomas E. Mann, March 20, 2008, USA Today
Calling for a revote of the Democratic primary elections in Michigan and Florida seems like a perfectly reasonable proposal, writes Thomas Mann, but the costs of revotes would outweigh the benefits. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston, March 05, 2008, The Brookings Institution
As the certain GOP presidential candidate, John McCain starts the long dash to November, while Democratic contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will continue to sprint for voters and superdelegates. William Galston writes that only prudent foresight among Democratic party leaders will ward off controversy and chaos that might ensue if their party's nomination goes all the way to the convention. Read More