Winner and Losers in the 2018 Midterm Elections

Why it Happened and What it Means

November 15, 2018 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM PST
Social Science Matrix
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Berkeley, CA 94720
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The panel will review the outcomes of the 2018 midterm elections and provide an account of the factors producing this result. It will also provide competing perspectives on the implications of the elections for governance in the upcoming years and for the shape of the 2020 presidential and congressional elections. The participants are leading scholars on Congress, public opinion, and voting behavior.

Panelists

Robert Van Houweling, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley,
Thomas Mann, Resident Scholar, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution
Bill Whalen, Virginia Hobbs Carpenter Fellow in Journalism at Hoover Institution 
Moderator: Jack Citrin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
 

Sponsors

Social Science Matrix
The Jack Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research
Berkeley Public Law and Policy Program