The Shorenstein Center

Event

Breaking Insights: Game-changing U.S. Presidential Race – Groundbreaking Analysis and Critical Poll Numbers Coming October 21

Milstein West Room, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, USA
6:00 PM

In the upcoming presidential elections, a high-stakes battle is unfolding with razor-thin margins between candidates set to reshape the political landscape. The HKS New England Alumni Association and The Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts will host a panel of experts for a timely preview before polls open.  There is a networking opportunity to join the speakers and attendees for a lively and informative reception prior to the discussion. This program is co-sponsored by The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy.




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Speakers:

Brian Stelter (moderator) is the chief media analyst for CNN Worldwide, book author and recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism. He also is former fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media.

Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers news from the U.S. Capitol. She is also a former AP and CNN reporter, and reports now on how decisions in Washington affect people where they live and work.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr is a senior opinion writer and columnist with more than 20 years of experience covering politics, policy and law. She is an on-air political analyst for MSNBC, a frequent panelist on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and co-host of the popular Politicon legal news podcast #SistersInLaw.

David Paleologos is the Director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center (SEPRC), where he has worked since 2002 conducting polling at the local, state, and national level. Hundreds of major news organizations have reported on SUPRC results for their high degree of accuracy.

James Pindell is a Globe political reporter who reports and analyzes American politics, especially in New England. He re-joined the Globe in 2015 after a previous stint for the Globe’s Washington Bureau 2006-2008. He has previously worked for the Des Moines Register, Indianapolis Star, and WMUR-TV in New Hampshire.

Agenda:

Reception: 6-6:45 p.m.

Panel discussion with Q&A: 6:45-8 p.m.