Why Obama Won
A Post-Mortem on the 2008 Race for the White House
- In-Person
- New America
740 15th St NW #900
Washington, D.C. 20005 - 9AM – 10:30AM EDT
The longest Presidential campaign in American history has finally come to an
end. To sift over the historic results, the New America Foundation is bringing
together its best political thinkers to discuss what happened on Election Day
and why:
- How did Barack Obama’s rise from Illinois State Senate to
the nation’s highest office is just four short years? - Does his
victory presage a political realignment in America and a
new era of Democratic dominance? - How has the 2008 election changed
the way all campaigns will be conducted in the future? - What is the future of the Republican
Party and how can the party reassert itself after back-to-back electoral
drubbings?
Location
Washington, DC, 20009
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Participants
Steve Coll
President & CEO, New America Foundation
Staff Writer, New Yorker Magazine
Michael A. Cohen
Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation
Author, Live from the Campaign Trail: The Greatest Presidential Campaign Speeches of the Twentieth Century and How They Shaped Modern America
Chris Hayes
Fellow, New America Foundation
Washington D.C. Editor, The Nation
James Pinkerton
Fellow, New America Foundation
Contributor, Fox News Channel
Reihan Salam
Fellow, New America Foundation
Co-author, Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and
Save the American Dream