The Crystal Ball will return soon with updated commentary and analysis for next year’s 2006 midterm elections, as well as another look to the 2008 presidential contest. In the meantime, quench your thirst for perspicacious political ponderings and predictions by attending the 8th Annual American Democracy Conference, presented by the University of Virginia Center for Politics and National Journal’s The Hotline. This year’s conference, entitled Setting the Table: The 2005 Off Year Elections and the 2006 Midterm Elections, brings together leading journalists, academics and Beltway insiders to examine the current political landscape. The event is free and open to the public with advance registration, and it will be held at the Hotel Washington on Thursday, December 1, 2005 in Washington, DC.
Click here to register online or for more information.
Hotel Washington
515 15th St., NW, Washington, DC
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005
9:00am – 1:15pm
American Democracy Conference 2005 Agenda
- 8:00-9:00am Continental Breakfast
- 9:00-10:15am Panel Discussion I: The Declining Bush Mandate
Moderator: Larry J. Sabato, Center for Politics - 10:30-11:45am Panel Discussion II: The 2006 Midterms
Moderator: John Mercurio, The Hotline - 12:00-1:15pm Panel Discussion III: Seeing Red: What’s Next for the Republicans?
Moderator: Chuck Todd, The Hotline
Click here to register online or for more information. Please check our website at www.centerforpolitics.org for panel updates.
Questions? Please contact Holly Hatcher at cfpevents@virginia.edu or 434-243-3539.
