Good, Bad, or Ugly? A Post-Election Analysis

friday, November 15

11:45 am - 1:00 pm
in-person and virtual event
Plymouth Congregational Church
4126 Ingersoll Ave, DES MOINES

Presenter: Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake University

The 2024 elections – presidential, congressional, Iowa Legislature – are toss-ups.But the outcomes of the 2024 election are monumental. Rachel Paine Caufield,Co-Chair of the Department of Political Science at Drake University, will break it all down and share her analysis of the 2024 elections and the impact on our nationand state. You won’t want to miss this one!

There are three ways to attend Crossroads. Registration is required for all three:‍

• Attend in person (with lunch) by clicking here. Four bag lunch sandwich options are available for $15 (new price): turkey, roast beef, ham salad, and vegetarian. You must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, November 13. Late orders or walk-in requests for lunch will not be available.
• Attend in person (no lunch) by clicking here. There is no cost for this option, but we do need your RSVP to ensure we have enough seating.
• Watch via YouTube by clicking here. This virtual presentation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | Rachel Paine Caufield is a Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Political Science at Drake University.  She also serves as the Co-Executive Director of the Olson Institute for Public Democracy and the Director of the Iowa Caucus Project. Rachel received her PhD in Political Science from The George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) with specializations in American politics, political institutions, and research methodology and received her BA in Political Science and Mathematics from Hood College (Frederick, MD). Since arriving at Drake in 2001, she spent ten years as a Research Fellow at the American Judicature Society and three years as Assistant Director for Public Engagement at the Harkin Institute. Prior to coming to Drake, Rachel was a Research Fellow with The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She’s an avid devotee of the Iowa caucuses and is passionate about encouraging student participation in the political environment, leading student travel seminars to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and four presidential inauguration ceremonies, coordinating media events, national debates, and candidate visits on campus, and implementing programs to encourage voter registration and turnout, for which Drake has earned several national awards.

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Crossroads is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Des Moines.