Election expert to speak at Cal U.
With midterm elections nearing, American Democracy Project at Caifornia University of Pennsylvania takes an early look at what voters might experience, and how the result may affect our nation.
Alan Abramowitz, the Alben W. Barkley professor of political science at Emory University, returns to campus to discuss “Will the Democrats Catch a Wave? The Outlook for the 2018 Midterm Elections.” The free event will take place at 11 a.m. March 22 in Eberly Hall, Room 110. The free talk is open to the public.
“The 2018 midterm election promises to one of the most consequential in contemporary history,” said Dr. Melanie Blumberg, campus director of the American Democracy Project and a professor in the Department of History, Politics, Society and Law.
A popular speaker at Cal U., Abramowitz has written or co-written seven books and dozens of articles dealing with political parties, elections and voting behavior in the United States.
His most recent book, “The Great Alignment,” offers an in-depth analysis of America’s political polarization and the forces that led to a Trump presidency.
Abramowitz is one of the nation’s leading election forecasters, whose “Time for Change” model correctly predicted the popular vote winner in every presidential election since 1988, including the 2016 election.
He last spoke at Cal U. in November 2016, when he joined a panel of political experts in an election analysis forum just one week after the 2016 presidential election.