[cheering] thank you for coming. Fortunes above 50 million. You may get that big, pitch in two cents so everyone else has a chance to make it. [cheers and applause] dr. Lara brown, that is a glimpse of the 2020 primary process. A process that attracted more than 20 democrats. Last time around, 17 gop candidates vying for the nomination. You have spent your academic career trying to understand and explain the electoral process. When you try to explain where we are today to people and how this process works, how do you explain it . Dr. Brown the thing you have to start with first is that competitiveness drives a lot of candidates. One of the things that is so interesting, when we really understand why there are so many candidates in the democratic primary field, why there are so many republicans in the 2016 field, it was because the presidency was seen as being up for grabs in both instances. In 2016, it was an open seat. There was disbelief that the there was this belief that the republ
[cheering] thank you for coming. Fortunes above 50 million. You make it that big, pitch in two cents so everyone else has a chance to make it. We are doing the policy release. People here want to know you. They want to know what you are about. As his Vice President , it is my great honor to add his name to the New Hampshire republican primary ballot today because we need New Hampshire and america to give us four more years. [cheers and applause] dr. Lara brown, that is a director of George Washington University School of political management, that is a glimpse of the 2020 primary process. A process that attracted more than 20 democrats. Last time around, more than 17 gop candidates vying for the nomination. You have spent your academic career trying to understand and explain the american electoral process. When you try to explain where we are today to people and how this process works, how do you explain it . Dr. Brown the thing you have to start with first is that competitiveness driv
Professor joanna schwartz, its such a pleasure. Finally meet you. How are you. Im well. How are you . Very good, thank you. Very good. I really enjoyed reading your book. Even though the subject is quite a serious subject matter. So i feel a little uncomfortable saying i enjoyed it, but i always enjoy being informed. And certainly as someone who focuses on these issues in my teaching and as former Police Officer here in new york city, i just found it absolutely fascinating. I wanted to start off with what what motivated you i know this is your area of scholarship and focus but broadly speaking what motivated you to write this book. Well i before i a professor at ucla, i a civil rights litigator new york city bringing lawsuits. New york city police, Police Officers and new York City Department of corrections, other agencies in the area. And when i was in that practice, there were a lot of questions that came to mind about the way in which our system, the way in which civil litigation ac
Professor joanna schwartz, its such a pleasure. Finally meet you. How are you. Im well. How are you . Very good, thank you. Very good. I really enjoyed reading your book. Even though the subject is quite a serious subject matter. So i feel a little uncomfortable saying i enjoyed it, but i always enjoy being informed. And certainly as someone who focuses on these issues in my teaching and as former Police Officer here in new york city, i just found it absolutely fascinating. I wanted to start off with what what motivated you i know this is your area of scholarship and focus but broadly speaking what motivated you to write this book. Well i before i a professor at ucla, i a civil rights litigator new york city bringing lawsuits. New york city police, Police Officers and new York City Department of corrections, other agencies in the area. And when i was in that practice, there were a lot of questions that came to mind about the way in which our system, the way in which civil litigation ac
Professor joanna schwartz, its such a pleasure. Finally meet you. How are you. Im well. How are you . Very good, thank you. Very good. I really enjoyed reading your book. Even though the subject is quite a serious subject matter. So i feel a little uncomfortable saying i enjoyed it, but i always enjoy being informed. And certainly as someone who focuses on these issues in my teaching and as former Police Officer here in new york city, i just found it absolutely fascinating. I wanted to start off with what what motivated you i know this is your area of scholarship and focus but broadly speaking what motivated you to write this book. Well i before i a professor at ucla, i a civil rights litigator new york city bringing lawsuits. New york city police, Police Officers and new York City Department of corrections, other agencies in the area. And when i was in that practice, there were a lot of questions that came to mind about the way in which our system, the way in which civil litigation ac