2024 Democratic National Convention Luncheon
with
Jefrey Pollock
Pollster, Democratic Strategist, Founding Partner and President of Global Strategy Group
and
Celinda Lake
Pollster, Democratic Strategist, Founding Partner and President Lake Research Center
…
Tuesday, August 20, 12:30 - 2pm CDT, In-Person, Chicago IL
University Club of Chicago
The 2024 election brought a whole new race, and The Common Good was in Chicago for the 2024 Democratic National Convention to take a deep dive into it.
We hosted a top-level conversation over lunch with two of the most important Democratic pollster-campaign strategists in the business: Jefrey Pollock and Celinda Lake, both of whom have served as pollsters for Joe Biden and top elected officials across the nation. Watch below now!
Celinda Lake, one of the foremost experts on electing women candidates and understanding women voters, shared her insights. Jefrey Pollock, who has worked with many Democratic governors and other elected officials—including Governors Kathy Hochul (NY), Ned Lamont (CT), JB Pritzker (IL), Josh Shapiro (PA), and Senator Joe Manchin (WV)—provided his expertise on campaign strategy. Don’t miss insights from two of the top pollsters in the business!
About Our Speaker’s
Celinda Lake is one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists and a top pollster for the Biden 2020 campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and numerous Democratic candidates. As president of Lake Research Partners, she specializes in cutting-edge research on issues like the economy, health care, and education, serving major organizations such as AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood, and NRDC. Her international work spans Liberia, Ukraine, and South Africa.
An expert on electing women candidates and framing issues for women voters, Celinda has helped elect prominent figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Janet Napolitano, and Carol Moseley-Braun, the first African-American woman in the U.S. Senate. Widely regarded as a "super-strategist," she is renowned for her research on single women voters and her collaborations with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other trailblazing women leaders.
Her insights are frequently featured in top publications like The Washington Post and The New York Times, and she is a regular commentator on networks including CNN, MSNBC, and NPR.
Jefrey Pollock is the founding Partner and President of Global Strategy Group (GSG) and a pollster for the Biden re-election campaign. Twice named “Pollster of the Year” by the American Association of Political Consultants, he has worked with governors, senators, and members of Congress, including Governor Kathy Hochul, Governor JB Pritzker, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Joe Manchin, and many others.
Pollock’s clients include national organizations like the DCCC, DSCC, EMILY’s List, and Senate Majority PAC. He has also conducted research and branding for major entities such as Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Gates Foundation, and Everytown for Gun Safety. His work has earned recognition from The New York Times as one of the country’s leading pollsters.
