Mensa AG 2016

Debate Room: Are we defined by our demographics? (Room Eaton)

29 Jun 16
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Tracks: Debate

Political strategist Karl Rove was bewildered when Obama's win contradicted Rove's polling data. The punditocracy correctly predicted that mostly-black precincts in the South voted for Hillary Clinton but they were surprised when mostly-black precincts in Michigan voted heavily for Bernie Sanders. What does demographic analysis get right, and why does it go wrong? Debate Room is not a heated debate, but a fast-paced moderated discussion where everyone gets to be heard, and the most interesting speaker gets a prize!