All Swings Considered
by David Gastwirth Swing voters took center stage at this week’s [Wed, October 31st - one week before the election] Road to the White House. Given the undivided attention being paid to swing voters in the final stretch of … Continue reading
The Ballot Measure Entrepreneur: Trump-ing Governance?
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House examined the merits and criticisms of an upcoming California ballot measure, Proposition 35 – the “Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act” (CASE) Initiative. Coming into the panel, I really could not … Continue reading
Six Degrees of Dick Cheney and the Last (Environmental) Action Hero
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House once again explored a critically important policy area that has received scant attention in the presidential campaign – climate change. After Dr. Juliana Wang of USC Dornsife briefly discussed the … Continue reading
Put Me In, Coach
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House focused on the role of K-12 education policy in this year’s presidential election. The panel, which featured some of the leading thought leaders, advocates, and experts from the world of … Continue reading
The Negativity Hullabaloo
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House examined the nature and function of negative advertising in the campaign. This topic is particularly relevant and timely in light of a finding by the Wesleyan Media Project that the … Continue reading
Searching for a GOP Savior
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House – entitled “How the Millennial Generation is Shaping the 2012 Election” – featured Morley Winograd and Mike Hais, co-authors of Millennial Momentum: How a new generation is remaking America (2011: Rutgers … Continue reading
David Gastwirth
David Gastwirth is a Ph.D. Candidate at the USC Price School of Public Policy. A fourth-year student in the Public Policy & Management program, David chose the Price School because it offered a unique blend of faculty and coursework focused … Continue reading
The Day Crossfire Died
The topic for this week’s Road to the White House – entitled “The War Between Policy & Politics” – featured Raphael Bostic, a USC professor of public policy and former Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. … Continue reading
Sending Grandma Over the Edge
By David Gastwirth Today’s Road to the White House focused on the key policy issues – such as healthcare and jobs – that will form the substantive backbone of this campaign. Of course, this assumes that the campaign will actually … Continue reading