THE JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. FORUM DID WHAT IT DOES BEST IN NOVEMBER, bringing hundreds
of engaged and enthusiastic citizens together to watch the democratic process unfold before them.
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All eyes were glued to the Forum’s main television screen on election night 2012 as polls closed throughout the country and electoral votes were tallied. Through the evening the crowd received updates directly from the candidates’ headquarters: first from Senator Jeanne Shaheen at New Hampshire Democratic headquarters, then from Russ Schriefer at the Romney campaign, and finally from David Axelrod at the Obama campaign. Predictions that it would be a long night proved accurate: Not until almost 11:30 pm, with Ohio’s electoral votes putting President Obama over the top, were the winner declared and the balloons released. Sponsored by the Institute of Politics, the event, says iop director Trey Grayson, couldn’t have been better: “Our election night watch party event was great. Only at iop events will you find such energy and passion for politics.”
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