Institute of Politics

According to demographers the United States will have no racial majority by the year 2050, if not sooner. At the voting booth we already see the impact of a new, multi-cultural generation of Americans entering the political sphere with racial minorities accounting for a greater share of the vote in each presidential election over the past two decades. With profound impact on who’s elected at all levels of government and the public policy issues at play, both Democrats and Republicans are trying to determine how best to appeal to this growing share of new political participants. Join the IOP to discuss America’s changing racial and cultural identity with a panel of leading experts in demography and electoral politics. The National Journal’s Editorial Director Ron Brownstein, Democratic Political Strategist Karen Finney, Republican Political Commentator Ana Navarro, Rock the Vote President Ashley Spillane, and Senior Fellow for the Center for American Progress Ruy Teixeira will examine the political and electoral impact of America’s racial and cultural changes, and how these changes affect public policy and the U.S. economy. This discussion will be moderated by MSNBC host Alex Wagner.