DC-AAPOR 2010 POQ Special Issue Workshop: Understanding Presidential Elections

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Session	Presenter/Moderator
Opening Remarks	D. Sunshine Hillygus
Racial Attitudes
Change or More of the Same? Evaluating Racial Attitudes in the Obama Era	Vincent L. Hutchings
Determinants of Turnout and Candidate Choice in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Illuminating the Impact of Racial Prejudice and Other Considerations	Josh Pasek
Discussion	Trevor Tompson
Cell Phones and Poll Performance
Cell-Phone-Only Voters in the 2008 Exit Poll and Implications for Future Noncoverage Bias	Michael Mokrzycki
Forecasting Elections: Comparing Prediction Markets, Polls, and Their Biases [updated paper]	David Rothschild
The Dynamics of Poll Performance during the 2008 Presidential Nomination Contest	Michael W. Traugott
Discussion	Nancy Mathiowetz
Voter Turnout
Winning the Race: Black Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election	Tasha S. Philpot
Did Obama’s Ground Game Matter? The Influence of Local Field Offices during the 2008 Presidential Election	Seth E. Masket
Discussion	Michael McDonald
Closing Remarks	D. Sunshine Hillygus