Culver Lecture by Dr. Larry J. Sabato

Seth Andersen, Director, John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College.

Seth Andersen

Dr. Larry J. Sabato of Sabato's Crystal Ball and the Univ. of Virginia Center for Politics will present the virtual Culver Lecture 

Dr. Larry J. Sabato, founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and Sabato’s Crystal Ball, will deliver the virtual 10th Annual Culver Lecture at 7 p.m. on October 14, 2020.Dr. Sabato is a New York Times best-selling author, has won four Emmys, and is recognized as one of the nation’s most respected political analysts. He appears multiple times a week on national and international TV, including FOX, CNN, MSNBC, and CNN International. "The Culver Center is honored to have Dr. Larry Sabato deliver the 10th Annual Culver Lecture,” said Seth Andersen, Director of the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College. “With exceptionally tight races shaping up in Iowa and across the country, Dr. Sabato will bring a wealth of insight and experience in election forecasting to the Simpson community.”Dr. Sabato is the author or editor of two dozen books on American politics, including "The Blue Wave," which explores the 2018 election and its outcome. He has taught over 20,000 students in his 40-year career, and the University of Virginia has given him its highest honor, The Thomas Jefferson Award.Professor Sabato heads up Sabato’s Crystal Ball, which the Pew Charitable Trust recognized as the #1 leader in the field of political prediction. A thorough statistical analysis of all 2018 prognosticators found that the Crystal Ball was the best (Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com was second).Professor Sabato is very active on social media. His Twitter feed (@LarrySabato) was named by Time Magazine as one of the 140 best.The bipartisan Culver Lecture series is one of the highlights of the academic year for the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary year in 2020.Previous Culver Lecture speakers have included the following:•	George McGovern – Former Senator from South Dakota and 1972 Democratic Presidential nominee•	Mark Shields – Political columnist and PBS News Hour commentator•	Linda Greenhouse – Supreme Court Correspondent, New York Times•	Alan Simpson – Former Republican Senator from Wyoming•	David Axelrod – Political strategist and Senior Advisor to President Obama•	Elizabeth Drew – Political journalist and author•	Chuck Hagel – Former Secretary of Defense and Republican Senator from Nebraska•	Symone D. Sanders – Political strategist, national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, senior advisor to V.P. Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign•	2019 – Kristen Soltis Anderson – Republican Pollster and Fox News contributor###The John C. Culver Public Policy Center was established at Simpson College in 2010 to honor the service of John C. Culver, who served the people of Iowa for 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Simpson College strives to honor the example of John C. Culver by inspiring young people to pursue careers in public service with integrity and moral courage. The Center’s nonpartisan programs seek to educate and inspire young people to actively participate in our democracy and encourage them to consider public service as their life’s work.For more information, please visit: http://simpson.edu/culver-center/

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