Thursday, November 30, 2023

Baker Institute's "Previewing the 2024 Presidential Election" Friday, Dec. 1

The 2024 presidential election promises to deliver unexpected twists and turns. At this year’s annual conference from Rice University's Baker Institute Presidential Elections Program on Friday, December 1, the institute will host political experts from around the country to explore the state of the 2024 presidential campaign season and the challenges that lie ahead for candidates.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. In-person attendance is full, but you can still sign up for the waitlist or for an email reminder with the link to the livestream. Follow @BakerInstitute on X (formerly known as Twitter), and join the conversation with #BakerLive.


9:00 am

Panel I — A Presidential Election With Legal Issues Like No Other

Moderated by: Mark K. Updegrove, Presidential Historian,  ABC News; President and CEO, LBJ Foundation

Richard L. Hasen
Professor of Law and Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles; Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project

Joshua Sellers
Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin

10:15 am Break

10:30 am

Panel II — Dissatisfaction With the Two-Party System

Moderated by: Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle Vice President and Editor of Opinion

Mark P. Jones
Fellow in Political Science, Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies

The Honorable Pat McCrory
Former Governor of North Carolina; National Co-Chair, No Labels

The Honorable Jay Nixon
Former Governor of Missouri; Ballot Integrity Project Director, No Labels

11:45 am Lunch

12:15 pm

Lunch Conversation

Moderated by: Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent

Mark McKinnon
Political advisor

Jennifer Palmieri
Political and communications strategist

1:15 pm Break

1:30 pm

Panel III — A View From the Campaign Bus

Moderated by: Julie Mason, host of daily political talk show “Julie Mason Mornings” on SiriusXM

Galen Bacharier
Politics Reporter, Des Moines Register

Dave Carney
CEO, Norway Hill Associates, Inc.

Marianne LeVine
National Political Reporter, The Washington Post

Alex Thompson
National Political Correspondent, Axios

2:45 pm Break

3:00 pm

Panel IV — Looking Forward to the 2024 Election

Moderated by: Lisa Lerer, National Political Correspondent, The New York Times

Nathan L. Gonzales
Editor & Publisher, Inside Elections

Rebecca Pearcey
Partner, Political Communications, Bryson Gillette

Alex Thompson
National Political Correspondent, Axios

Amy Walter
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Cook Political Report


For a more detailed description of the panel discussions or additional information about the event, click here.