Analytical adrenaline going . I certainly hope so. Seriously, of all the times weve hosted this conference over the years, this has got to be one of the more fraught election cycles in our lifetime. Certainly a roller coaster counting process and still clarifying picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. So we have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions what happened and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and eventual results, and if so, what was the cause of that . And how are the two parties, democrats and republicans, now going to move forward in terms their programs and policies but how they position themselves electorally over the next couple of years. With that, let me turn the microphone to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellen tess cano. Ellen im the cofounder of the inside american politics experience. Last year and this year at nyu. 2008 following the historic election of barack obama as president. , we co
Picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. We have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions. What happened, and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and results . If so, what was the cause . How are the two parties, democrats and republicans, going to move forward in terms of both their program, their policies, and how they position themselves electorally. The that, let me turn microphone to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellen toscano. Hello. I am cofounder of the inside american politics series. Hosted for 10 years by last year and this year come up by the center at nyu. We started the annual Conference Following the historic election of barack obama as president of the United States. Together to discuss the election of joe biden. An equally historic Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman of color. A find ourselves in transitional and dynamic moment in the transfer of power from the current president , donald t
, imod evening, everybody executive director of the women in Politics Institute at. Merican university in welcome were really glad that you could join us for this discussion. With less than two weeks to go, we want to get an update on the work that several republican groups are doing. If you weeks ago, we got an update on the democratic side. We are looking forward to hearing from women on the other side of the aisle. We are excited to have with us julie conway who is executive ac, and rebecca schumer. Thank you for being here. We start, i want to let everybody know that at bottom of your screen, you will notice a button to ask a question. Duringfeel free to do so the course of our discussion and you will also be able to upload other peoples questions that youre interested in. And if you missed any of the discussion, replay will be available at the same place you used to register. Lets rewind the clock a bit the 2018, the 2018 midterms. Elected, onlyen one was republican and the total
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Next on american history, the reasons men supported the 19th amendment, this National Archives event is one of a series associated with an exhibit, wifely hers, american women and the vote. Good evening, welcome to the theater at the National Archives. Im deborah, deputy archivist of the united states. Im pleased you could join us. Whether you are here at the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them as part of a series of events related to our Current Special exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. Our partners are here tonight and we thank them for their support. Our special exhibit, rightfully hers, tells the story of the woman struggle for Voting Rights. Women activists had to win allies among men in influential positions. It was men who sat in state legislatures that would ratify or reject the 19 amendment, whose centennial we celebrate. When rightfully hers opened, guests were