Abramowitz, the Alben W. Barkley chair and professor of political science at Emory, is an expert on national politics, polling and elections. He has correctly predicted the popular vote winner within two percentage points in every U.S. Presidential election since 1988 and is a senior contributor to Sabato’s Crystal Ball, published by the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Abramowitz is the author or co-author of seven books and has published extensively in scholarly journals and national popular media, including The Washington Post and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Patricia Proctor, director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy, said, “Dr. Abramowitz’s lecture could not be more timely. He is coming to talk about the issues on most people’s minds right now, and he has the expertise necessary to do so in an informed and relevant way. This should be an interesting and informative night, and promises to be a lot of fun as well.”
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall, home of the Erickson Alumni Center, on Marshall’s Huntington campus. The Amicus Curiae Lecture Series is supported by a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
There will be two additional lectures in the Fall 2016 Amicus Curiae Lecture Series.
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Dr. James C. Cobb, the Spalding Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia, will present “From Truman to Trump: The South and America since World War II.” Cobb is past president of the Southern Historical Association and the award-winning author of several books focused on Southern culture and history.
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Dr. Jean Edward Smith – called “America’s greatest living biographer” by George Will and “America’s premier political biographer” by others – will discuss the topic of his latest book, BUSH, focusing on the career of President George W. Bush.