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The State of the Parties: 2008 and Beyond
October 15 - 16, 2009
Cuyahoga Falls/Akron, Ohio
The 2008 presidential election was extraordinary in many respects, including a massive increase in voter turnout, new records in campaign spending, and innovations in grassroots politics – all contributing to a nearly evenly divided nation on Election Day. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout the United States will explore the state of American party organizations, constituencies, and resources at the national, state, and local level.
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