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Favor the Democratic Party over the next quarter century. Meansts discuss what this party and theican Democratic Party morning, im director of overnmental studies at the bipartisan center. Welcome to our change event, an been doing weve here for four years but it even couple of years beyond that. States of change is a partner with the center for merican progress, and also i want to mention the participation of at the enterprise institute. Together am has put election information, and combined with demographic information. About the future of our electorate. New data, a have new report. Says, about the name the state not only our country but how the states are changing nd how they might change over time and we often have different scenarios as to what might change indemographics one way and Voter Preferences in another. Every year, we have an interesting report. Were going to hear from the authors of that and walk through that, but we also have a particular theme this year that were emp
With demographic information, thinking about the future of our elections. Each year, we have new data, a new report. Says,nk, as the name about the state, not only our country, but how the states are changing over time. We also have different scenarios as to what might happen. In one way, change Voter Preferences in another. Just like every year, we have an interesting new report. We will hear from the authors of that and walk through that. We also have a particular theme this year we are emphasizing generational change. We have now seen jens he enter z entertorate gen the electorate. All of our generations are moving through the electorate. Addressess report that aspect, how things are changing, how they might change, and some of the scenarios, whether voter change their attitudes when the age into different parts of life. They age into different parts of life. We are going to have a presentation of the report. The coauthors of the report are all are three of our important partners. I
Studies at the bipartisan policy center. Of change our states event, an event we have been doing for 40 years that even goes back a couple of years beyond that. Partneredchange is a effort with the center for american progress, the Brookings Institution, and the Voter Study Group of the Democracy Fund, and also, i want to mention the participation of the American Enterprise and said to. American enterprise institute. That group has been collecting election information, combined with demographic information, thinking about the future of our elections. Each year, we have new data, a new report. Says,nk, as the name about the state, not only our country, but how the states are changing over time. We also have different scenarios as to what might happen. In one way, change Voter Preferences in another. Just like every year, we have an interesting new report. We will hear from the authors of that and walk through that. We also have a particular theme this year we are emphasizing generationa