The Presidential Election of 2012: A Red or Blue Future?

Thursday, November 29 at 10:00am to 4:00pm

Egan Research Center, Raytheon Amphitheater 120 Forsyth Street, Boston, MA, Boston

4th Annual Conference Sponsored by the Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Public Life - Special Presentation by Prof. Michael Dukakis

Introductory Remarks:
Laura L. Frader, Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Social Sciences and Humanities and Professor of History, Northeastern University, Introductory Remarks

Presentations:
“The Presidential Race of 2012: Assessing the Candidates and the Campaign”
William Crotty, Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Public Life and Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University. Editor and co-author: The Presidential Election of 2012 (forthcoming, 2013)

“The Dynamics of the Vote: Explaining the Outcome”
Charles L. Prysby, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Professor Prysby is an expert on election analysis and co-author of
the Voting Behavior SETUPS module, which comes out every four years,
following each presidential election.

“One of a Kind: The Presidential Campaign from the Perspective of a Former Presidential Candidate”
Michael S. Dukakis, Former Democratic Presidential Nominee, Three-Term Governor of Massachusetts and Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University