Post Election Conferences
A Dole Institute series of biennial post-election conferences, one goal envisioned by Institute Director Bill Lacy, was inaugurated December 7-8, 2006. The panel of prominent national journalists and a bi-partisan slate of pollsters and political strategists reflected on the 2006 midterm election in which Democrats regained control of Congress. The regional session panel of state legislators, regional media reporters, and political practitioners analyzed the Kansas and Missouri election results.
2010 POST ELECTION CONFERENCE
Midterm
Wednesday, Dec. 1 - 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Previous Post Election Conferences at the Dole Institute have been acknowledged by the New York Times and FiveThirtyEight.com as premiere events for inside analysis on election results and thoughts about the future.
Join us for a lively discussion about the potential impact of the midterm elections. The panelists, ranging from campaign strategists to journalists to pollsters, will evaluate the results and discuss what it means for the next two years and the 2012 presidential election.
This year's conference panelists will include Sam Feist, political director and Vice President of D.C.-based programming for CNN Worldwide; Jon Cohen, director of polling for the Washington Post; Rich Cohen, senior congressional reporter for POLITICO; Linda DiVall, president of Republican Party polling firm American Viewpoint; Peter Fenn, president of Fenn Communications Group and a Dole Fellow; Major Garrett, congressional correspondent for National Journal and former Fox News White House correspondent; Karen Hanretty, Republican strategist and former communications director for the Republican Campaign Committee; David Kensinger, campaign manager for Gov.-elect Sam Brownback and principal in Kensinger and Associates; Anne Kornblut, Washington Post staff writer; Joe Lenski, executive vice president and co-founder of Edison Media Research; and Jim Margolis, senior partner of GMMB and Democratic media strategist.
News Release
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2008 Post Election Conference
Presidential Election
December 4 -5, 2008
New York Times Adam Nagourney's coverage
FiveThirtyEight.com Nate Silver's coverage (pdf)
LJWorld coverage-Thurs. Sessions
LJWorld EDITORIAL
Photo Journal
Biographies of Panelists
Post Election program handout
Press Release
Thursday, December 4, 2008
2:00-3:30 p.m. SIMONS MEDIA ROOM
Republican Nomination Contest Session
Session I VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT 1
PANELISTS: Geoff Earle, Kelly O’Donnell, Christian Ferry, Ed Rollins, Chris Henick, Nate Silver, Bill Lacy, Sarah Simmons, Beth Myers, Adam Nagourney.
Moderators:
Joe Gaylord, Jonathan Earle
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Democratic Nomination Contest Session
Session II VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT 2
PANELISTS: Geoff Earle, Matt Rodriguez, Mo Elleithee, Nate Silver, Steve Hildebrand, Joe Trippi, David Kurtz, Kelly O’Donnell, Adam Nagourney.
Moderator: Bill Lacy, Ray Strother.
7:00-8:30 p.m.
General Election: Through GOP/Dem. Conventions
Session III VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT 3
PANELISTS: Geoff Earle, Ed Rollins, Christian Ferry, Matt Rodriguez, Steve Hildebrand, Nate Silver, David Kurtz, Sarah Simmons, Joe Lenski, Kelly O’Donnell, Adam Nagourney.
Moderators: Jonathan Earle, Bill Lacy.
Friday, December 5, 2008
9:15-11:00 a.m.
General Election: McCain/Obama Campaigns
Session IV Final VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT 4
PANELISTS: Geoff Earle, Ed Rollins, Christian Ferry, Matt Rodriguez,
Steve Hildebrand, Nate Silver, David Kurtz, Sarah Simmons,
Joe Lenski, Kelly O’Donnell, Adam Nagourney.
Moderators: Jonathan Earle, Bill Lacy.
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2006 Post Election Conference
Midterm Election
December 7 - 8, 2006 at the Institute
Program handout |press release
LJWorld coverage
