Cal U. set to host discussion about presidential race
As the presidential primary season moves into high gear, California University of Pennsylvania takes a look at the issues and rhetoric driving the candidates’ campaigns.
Alan Abramowitz, a professor of political science at Emory University, returns Cal U. to discuss “Beyond Trump’s Insults and Clinton’s E-mails: How Polarization and Negative Partisanship Are Shaping the 2016 Election.”
The free event takes place at 11 a.m. March 31 in Eberly Hall, Room 110. The talk is sponsored by the American Democracy Project at Cal U.
“This is an excellent opportunity to hear a national expert discuss important issues in what is such an interesting election,” said Dr. Melanie Blumberg, of Cal U.’s Department of History, Politics and Society. “Alan Abramowitz’s insight, quick wit and broad-based expertise will leave the audience informed and entertained.”
A popular speaker at Cal U., Abramowitz has written or co-written six books and dozens of articles dealing with political parties, elections and voting behavior in the United States.
He is one of the nation’s leading election forecasters, whose “Time for Change” model has correctly predicted the popular vote winner in every presidential election since 1988, including the 2012 election.
His 2012 book, “The Polarized Public: Why American Government Is So Dysfunctional,” examines the causes and consequences of growing partisan polarization among political leaders and ordinary Americans.
Admission to the talk is free, and the public may attend. Visitor parking is available in the Vulcan Garage, off Third Street near the campus entrance.