Presaging the Presidential Election: How the 2015 Election Will Shape the 2016 Presidential Race
Off-year elections, those that are held in-between federal elections in odd-numbered years, often give us a good picture of the mood of the electorate before a presidential election.
In 2015 three governorships and four state legislatures will be voted upon, and the results will in part reflect the current political mood of the nation.
During a moderated panel discussion, with participation from the audience and real-time returns, these and other results will be examined to discern what importance they hold for 2016 and the Republican and Democratic contenders for president.
Moderator Zach Courser will be joined by Professor Ken Miller and Christina Bellantoni, the assistant managing politics editor at the LA Times and former editor-in-chief of Roll Call. In addition to her outstanding national resume, she’s covered Virginia politics in the past, which gives her an edge on discussing VA election returns.