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Election 2020: What Might Happen
Scott Tranter spoke to the many types of data political forecasters use to predict election results, from absentee ballots, to public polling, to private polling and FEC reports.…
October 19, 2020
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Vote-By-Mail and the 2020 Election
Secretary LaRose dismissed claims of possible fraud from mail-in and absentee ballots, noting that Ohio has “been doing absentee voting for almost 20 years” and that every…
October 14, 2020
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Protecting Democracy: A Conversation On Election Integrity With Former DHS Secretaries
Both Secretaries recognized how the nature of the American electoral system can allow bad actors to disrupt our election by targeting specific states. Secretary Johnson noted how…
October 9, 2020
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Breaking News: Covering The Race For The White House
The event featured Errin Haines, current GU Politics Fellow and Editor-at-Large for The 19th; Sam Feist (Law ‘99), Senior VP and Washington Bureau Chief at CNN; Julia Jester …
October 8, 2020
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Political Pageturners: Gerald Seib
Seib’s book discusses political trends that began during the Reagan era and created an environment which enabled Donald Trump to win the Republican nomination and the.…
September 23, 2020
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Misinformation and the Role of Social Media in Elections
This event, the second in a joint series with the McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), featured Computer Science and MDI Professor Lisa Singh and University of…
September 9, 2020
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Why (and How) Campaign Narratives Stick
Hosted in conjunction with the McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), the conversation featured perspectives from Alex Conant, Communications Director for Marco Rubio…
September 2, 2020
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Veepstakes 2020
Former Vice President and presumptive-Democratic nominee Joe Biden is searching for the perfect partner. As campaign staff vet potentials and analyze the costs and benefits of…
July 1, 2020
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A Conversation On Justice In America
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Eric H. Holder, Jr., 82nd U.S. Attorney General and NDRC Chairman virtually joined with the Georgetown community for a discussion covering racial…
June 10, 2020
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Political Pageturners: Symone Sanders
Symone Sanders, former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 primary campaign and now senior advisor to Joe Biden, spoke on her new book, No, You Shut Up:…
May 18, 2020