SECWAC Presents Arnon Mishkin on "The U.S. Election: Inside the Numbers Analysis"

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Join the Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) for a presentation by Arnon Mishkin titled "The U.S. Election: Inside the Numbers Analysis".

Drawing on over 40 years of expertise, Arnon Mishkin provides an in-depth look at the results of the 2024 Election. Attendees will gain insights into the challenges and innovations behind accurately projecting election outcomes and the broader trends these numbers reveal about American democracy. 

WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – 5:30pm reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:00pm Post-Presentation Dinner 

WHERE: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, and on Zoom 

COST: Free for SECWAC Members | $20 Nonmembers 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Building on over forty years of involvement in American politics, Arnon Mishkin leads the Fox News Election Decision Team, which is responsible for analyzing election and polling results and developing models to project election outcomes. Following the 2016 election, Mishkin and his team, working with the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center, developed the Voter Analysis/AP VoteCast, the first alternative to the Network “Exit Poll,” conducted in all states with statewide elections. It is now regarded as a definitive, timely snapshot of American voter attitudes. Mishkin has taught and lectured about politics as a Resident Fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the USC Center for a Political Future, and Northeastern University. He got his start in politics as a protégé of David Garth of The Garth Group, the firm known for the election of multiple governors of New York, including Hugh Carey and Mario Cuomo; New York mayors, including John Lindsay, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, and Michael Bloomberg; as well as Senators John Heinz and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. The firm was known for its pioneering use of television advertising, at a time when most campaigns relied on it minimally.