DES MOINES – So what happened? How did a political outsider rise through the ranks of the 2016 Iowa Caucuses and win the keys to the White House?
David Yepsen, Ann Selzer, Kathie Obradovich, Craig Robinson, Jeff Link, and Dave Nagle
DES MOINES – So what happened? How did a political outsider rise through the ranks of the 2016 Iowa Caucuses and win the keys to the White House? And why were the national pollsters so wrong?
David Yepsen, former director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and longtime political columnist for The Des Moines Register, will discuss Iowa's unique role in this year's political rollercoaster with a panel of seasoned experts, including pollster Ann Selzer, current Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich, founding editor of The Iowa Republican Craig Robinson, Democratic consultant Jeff Link and former Democratic Congressman Dave Nagle, who chairs the Iowa Democratic Party's task force to review this year's caucuses.
The event starts with a reception with light refreshments and a cash bar from 5 to 5:30 p.m., followed by the discussion and Q&A session from 5:45 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust St. in Des Moines. The event is free and open to the public.
Visitors will also have a chance to see the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s exhibit "First in the Nation: Shaping Presidential Politics Since 1972" before it closes this winter. Featuring images, film clips, newspaper articles and nearly 200 artifacts from 1972 to 2012, “First in the Nation” explores candidates’ journeys through the Iowa caucus cycle.
The exhibit recently received a Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in preservation and interpretation of state and local history. The award citation praised the exhibit’s complementary traveling display, which has crisscrossed the state reaching more than 30,000 people at various educational and community programs like the upcoming panel discussion.
The State Historical Museum of Iowa is overseen by the State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
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The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and its three divisions – the Iowa Arts Council, Produce Iowa - State Office of Media Production and the State Historical Society of Iowa – empower Iowa to build and sustain culturally vibrant communities by connecting Iowans to the people, places and points of pride that define our state. The department’s work enables Iowa to be recognized as a state that fosters creativity and serves as a catalyst for innovation where the stories of Iowa are preserved and communicated to connect past, present and future generations.
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