Join us this Wednesday, November 4, at 1:00 PM ET for a special Post-Election Day Discussion with co-hosts Professor Archon Fung and Stephen Richer. They will discuss the U.S. midterm election results, whether the outcomes aligned with their expectations, and the key takeaways for both the Democratic and Republican parties. What can each party realistically accomplish over the next two years based on the election results and what could this mean for the Presidential election in 2028?
Archon and Stephen will also be taking live comments from the audience, so we hope you’ll join us for this special event.
This episode is in addition to our regular weekly livestream that aired on Tuesday, November 3, at 12:15 PM ET.
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About Our Hosts
Archon Fung is the Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. His research explores policies, practices, and institutional designs that deepen the quality of democratic governance with a focus on public participation, deliberation, and transparency. He has authored five books, four edited collections, and over fifty articles appearing in professional journals. He received two S.B.s — in philosophy and physics — and his Ph.D. in political science from MIT.
Stephen Richer is the former elected Maricopa County Recorder, responsible for voter registration, early voting administration, and public recordings in Maricopa County, Arizona, the fourth largest county in the United States. Prior to being an elected official, Stephen worked at several public policy think tanks and as a business transactions attorney. Stephen received his J.D. and M.A. from The University of Chicago and his B.A. from Tulane University. Stephen has been broadly recognized for his work in elections and American Democracy. In 2021, the Arizona Republic named Stephen “Arizonan of the Year.” In 2022, the Maricopa Bar Association awarded Stephen “Public Law Attorney of the Year.” In 2023, Stephen won “Leader of the Year” from the Arizona Capitol Times. And in 2024, Time Magazine named Stephen a “Defender of Democracy.”
The views expressed on this show are those of the hosts alone and do not necessarily represent the positions of the Ash Center or its affiliates.