The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future hosts its annual Warschaw Conference on Practical Politics on January 30, 2025 in Town & Gown at USC. We are honored to join with POLITICO,  PBS’ "Firing Line with Margaret Hoover,"  and C-SPAN to bring together top experts from politics, government, media, and academia to explore the most pressing issues in America’s political landscape. Our panels will explore themes relevant to the 2024 election, including Trump's historic comeback, why Democrats underperformed, how young people see the political future, and what to expect in the second Trump presidency. 
 

This year’s theme is “The Trumping of America: Why and What's Next?” Join us in person, on Zoom, or on Facebook on Thursday, January 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT. You won’t want to miss this incredible lineup of political VIPs.

Space is limited. Registration is required to attend. Photo ID is currently required to enter campus.

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH "Firing Line with Margaret Hoover – The Honchos Speak”
Margaret Hoover (moderator) – Political Commentator; Host of “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover”
James Carville - Legendary Democratic Political Strategist
Mike Murphy - Co-Director, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future; Republican Strategist

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "Trump's Historic Comeback"
Elex Michaelson (moderator) - FOX 11 News Anchor; Host of California’s Statewide Political Talk Show "The Issue Is"
Chris Cadelago - POLITICO's California Bureau Chief; Former White House Correspondent 
Ed Goeas – Republican Pollster and Strategist
Betsy Fischer Martin - Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University; Former "Meet the Press" Executive Producer
Jessica Millan Patterson - Chairwoman of the California Republican Party

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "Fight On! for the Political Future with Four USC Students"
Duncan Law
Arija Martin
Tyler Vondriska

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "How Democrats Lost the Plot"
Tad Devine (moderator) - Chief Strategist, Bernie Sanders' 2016 Presidential Campaign
Dale Butland - Democratic Strategist; Former Press Secretary and Ohio Chief of Staff for US Senator John Glenn
John Della Volpe - Author; Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics
Mike Madrid - Latino Pollster and Voting Expert; Author of “The Latino Century”
Carissa Smith - Former Senior Public Engagement Advisor in the White House Office of Public Engagement
Stephanie Young - Former Deputy Assistant to President Biden; Senior Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris

CLICK HERE TO WATCH “The Future Lies Ahead: The Second Trump Presidency"
Sasha Issenberg (moderator) - Groundbreaking Author on Modern Campaigns & Marriage Equality  
Jane Coaston - Journalist; CNN Contributor; Host of Crooked Media’s “What A Day"
Reince Priebus - Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Simon Rosenberg - Political Strategist; Author/Creator of Hopium Chronicles
Chuck Todd - Chief Political Analyst, NBC News

FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER: 
Margaret Hoover (moderator) – Political Commentator; Host of “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover”
Bob Shrum - Director, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics 
Jonathan Martin - Senior Political Columnist and Politics Bureau Chief at POLITICO
Adam Nagourney - National Political Reporter for New York Times

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