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2022 Midterm Election Panel
The Common Good breaks down the 2022 November Midterms with our latest panel of polling experts.
2022 Midterm Election Panel
with
Rachel Bitecofer, Charlie Cook, and Matthew Dowd
Moderated by John Harwood
Zoom, Thursday, November 3, 2022 5:00-6:00 pm EST
Every seat counts in the 2022 Midterms - and these elections will be consequential, one way or the other.
Midterm elections are usually costly to the party in the White House but this year may be different. Republicans should gain seats and power, but Democrats now look stronger than expected. What will move voters? Biden’s approval ratings, extreme Republican candidates in many races, immigration pressures at the border, the Dobbs decision on abortion, and even Trump’s legal battles may factor in. TCG has a assembled a great panel of experts to survey the playing field and share their predictions:
About the Speakers:
Rachel Bitecofer - Political scientist Rachel Bitecofer first gained recognition for predicting the 2018 midterm election “blue wave” and having one of the most accurate house seat predictions of that cycle. Her election analyses have also appeared on MSNBC and the New York Times.
Charlie Cook - Recurring election night analyst at CNN, CBS, and NBC, Charlie Cook is one of the leading experts on election and electoral politics. Among his many publications, Cook founded The Cook Political Report as an independent, non-partisan source to analyze elections, campaigns and American political trends. TCG is thrilled to welcome Cook back following our 2020 election panel.
Matthew Dowd - Political consultant Matthew Dowd was the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign and is the current chief political analyst at ABC news.We are excited to have him back at TCG for another Midterm Election Panel!
John Harwood - Chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC and political writer for the New York Times, John Harwood joins us again as our moderator. In addition to CNBC, Harwood offers political analysis on NBC Nightly News and PBS’ Washington Week in Review, among other television and radio programs.
Midterm Election Panel
Monday, November 3rd 2022, 5:00-6:00 pm ET via Zoom
Watch here:
The Common Good Forum & American Spirit Awards 2018
What a phenomenal and inspiring day! Our experts led thought-provoking discussions on the most significant ideas and issues in the news today. Our awardees were moving and uplifting. While many of our speakers warned us of the challenges ahead, our awardees reminded us of the best of the American spirit.
What a phenomenal and inspiring day! Our experts led thought-provoking discussions on the most significant ideas and issues in the news today. Our awardees were moving and uplifting. While many of our speakers warned us of the challenges ahead, our awardees reminded us of the best of the American spirit.
“That was a very special day…Brilliant and interesting speakers, a wide variety of topics, an intimate setting—it was all so thoughtful and enjoyable, I wanted to thank you and to congratulate you.”
Michael R. Bloomberg presented Parkland student activist David Hogg with The Changemaker Scholarship for Citizen Activism with a quip from Mayor Bloomberg about the 17 year old senior: “When we were backstage he asked me what should I do and I said, well, start out by finishing high school.”
“David is a courageous and inspiring young man…Most of us can’t begin to imagine what David and his classmates went through but they refuse to become another statistic.”
“This battle will not take days or years, it will take lifetimes. And the only way we are going to get through it is not as partisans but as Americans.
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Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer at Hearst Magazines, honored Fareed Zakaria, CNN anchor, author, and columnist, with the American Spirit Award for Thought Leadership.
“I’ve presented many awards in my life and I have to say it’s so much fun to present an award where the candidate actually deserves it.”
There was also a very moving special tribute to Robert F. Kennedy, and the American Spirit Award for Citizen Activism was given to Kerry Kennedy by Alec Baldwin.
“Daddy believed in the power of one, and, everywhere he travelled, he made a point of meeting with local activists, community organizers and student groups, because he understood how few will have the greatness to bend history itself. Instead, as you just heard, he believed all of us have a role in sending forth tiny ripples of hope. That is what citizen activism is all about.”
Conversation on domestic and foreign issues were sparked and explained by an array of guests who are experts on an array of topics from International Peace to Strategic Studies.
“I call Iran both the arsonist and the fire brigade in today’s Middle East because on one hand they fuel radicalism …At the same time, they’ve actually fought against radicalism.”
“Every country has its own Mafia. In Russia, the Mafia has its own country.”
“The real challenge for the Chinese government is…the basic bargain they have made with the Chinese people that as long as people continue to get more prosperous that they will not be political demanding, that they will accept the authoritarian control…in return for prosperity.”
“For the common good, it is terribly important we take this [drug abuse] epidemic on in a wise way with the right resources. This is a winnable win. We can do this.”
We were extremely proud and grateful to all of our outstanding participants: Antony Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State; Congressman Mike Rogers, former Chair of the House Intel Committee; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney; former Congressman David Jolly; Dr. Yascha Mounk, leading expert on the crisis in liberal democracy; Dr. Stephen Roach, economist at Yale University; Dr. Charles Armstrong, The Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies at Columbia University; John Della Volpe, Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School; Ambassador Jan Kickert, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations; Susan Del Percio, Republican strategist and political commentator; Bill Schneider, leading political analyst and author; Mike Espy, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Ana Cabrera, anchor, CNN Newsroom; John Harwood, CNBC Chief Washington correspondent; Paula R. Stern, founder of Stern Group Inc.; Admiral (Ret.) James Winnefeld; Garry Kasparov, world champion chess player; Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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