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American Democracy Conference 2004
A House Divided? Polarized America and the 2004 Election
Transcripts | Press Coverage | Agenda | Sponsors
Elections are the seminal event in the life of our democracy. Not only do they set the direction of our republic, campaigns and elections help to shed light on America's state of political health. It is altogether fitting then, that an examination of our democracy and its current state take place in conjunction with those elections. Each year, shortly after the November elections, the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, in partnership with the National Journal's Hotline, presents the American Democracy Conference. Growing from the first National Post Election Conference in 1998, these gatherings now not only examine the last election cycle, but also attempt to discuss the state of American democracy and its prospects for the future.
This year the Center for Politics brought the American Democracy Conference back to the nation's capital. The conference, co-hosted with the National Journal's Hotline, brought leading journalists, Beltway insiders, and academics together to examine: "A House Divided? Polarized America and the 2004 Election." The event was held at the Hotel Washington on Dec. 3, 2004.
Transcripts
All of the following transcripts from the 2004 American Democracy Conference are in Adobe PDF format. If you cannot open these files, please download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free.
Press Coverage
American Democracy Conference Takes Aim at 2004 Election (UVA Top News Daily)
Sen. Clinton Has Early Lead for 2008 (The Journal News)
Democrats look for message, messenger to win back power and influence policy (Kansas City Star)
Campaign Confidential (Forward)
Agenda
Hotel Washington
515 15th St., NW, Washington, DC
Friday, Dec. 3, 2004
8:00am - 1:30pm
8:00-9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15am Analysis of Armageddon
Moderator: Larry J. Sabato, Center for Politics
Carl Cameron, Fox News Channel
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek
Chris LaCivita, LaCivita Consulting
Mike McCurry, Kerry-Edwards 2004
Jack Oliver, Bush-Cheney 2004
Susan Page, USA Today
10:30-11:45am They Report, We Decide: Media and the 2004 Election
Moderator: Vaughn Ververs, The Hotline
Chad Clanton, Kerry-Edwards 2004
John Harwood, Wall Street Journal
Jill Lawrence, USA Today
Dotty Lynch, CBS News
Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney 2004
12:00-1:15pm Singing the Blues: What Now for the Democrats?
Moderator: Chuck Todd, The Hotline
Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist
Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK)
Harrison Hickman, Global Strategy Group
Steve Jarding, Democratic consultant
Jim Jordan, Democratic strategist
Jim Margolis, GMMB
Sponsors
Gold Level
McGuireWoods Consulting
Silver Level
USTPA
Sprint
Bronze Level
Altria
The Richard Norman Company
For more information, please contact Joshua Scott at jscott@virginia.edu or 434-243-3540.
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