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
We’ve got a whole new race for the 2024 election. And The Common Good will be in Chicago for 2024 Democratic National Convention for a deep dive into it.
Join us for 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 who have served as pollsters for Joe Biden and top elected officials across the nation.
Celinda Lake is one of the foremost experts on electing women candidates and women voters. Jefrey Pollack 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),
This convention promises to be historic since Vice President Kamala Harris has become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee following President Biden's decision to withdraw from the race. Hear the latest polling information on Harris and possible Vice Presidential candidates, the strengths and weaknesses of the Trump-Vance ticket, the population segments and states that may determine the outcome, and the path to victory in the fall.
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About Our Speakers
Celinda Lake is one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists. She was one of two lead pollsters for the Biden campaign in 2020 and continues to serve as a pollster to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), other national party committees, and dozens of Democratic incumbents and challengers at all levels of the electoral process. Celinda and her firm, Lake Research Partners, are known for cutting-edge research on issues including the economy, health care, the environment, and education, and have worked for a number of institutions including the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), AFL-CIO, SEIU, CWA, IAFF, NRDC, ecoAmerica, NARAL, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, The Next Generation, EMILY's List, VoteVets Action Fund, and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Her international work has included work in Liberia, Belarus, Ukraine, South Africa, and Central America.
Celinda is one of the nation's foremost experts on electing women candidates and on framing issues to women voters. American Politics calls Celinda a "super-strategist or, better yet, the Godmother," and Working Woman says she is "arguably the most influential woman in her field." She is renowned for her groundbreaking research on single women voters in conjunction with the Voter Participation Center and has helped elect numerous female candidates, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former Senator Barbara Mikulski – also known as the "Dean" of Women Senators – former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, former Attorney General Patricia Madrid – the first Hispanic woman Attorney General in New Mexico– and former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun in her historic victory to become the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Senate. Celinda has also worked with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House.
Her interviews and statistics have been quoted in the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, as well as a variety of magazines, including Newsweek, Glamour, and Marie Claire. Celinda has also appeared on numerous television and radio news programs to discuss her work and provide expert commentary, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, and NPR.
Jefrey Pollock is the founding Partner and President of Global Strategy Group (GSG). Since its inception, Pollock has helped build GSG into a premier strategic research and communications firm, recognized as a Public Affairs Agency of the Year by PRovoke Media. Pollock has twice been awarded “Pollster of the Year” by his peers in the bi-partisan American Association of Political Consultants, the New York Times recently called him one of the country’s leading pollsters, and he has been named the top political consultant in New York. Pollock is also currently a pollster for the Biden re-election campaign.
Pollock’s political clients include Governors John Carney (DE), Kathy Hochul (NY), Ned Lamont (CT), Janet Mills (ME), JB Pritzker (IL), and Josh Shapiro (PA); Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Joe Manchin (WV), Ed Markey (MA), and Jacky Rosen (NV); Lieutenant Governors Bethany Hall-Long (DE), and Denny Heck (WA); State Auditor Rob Sand (IA); State Comptroller Susana Mendoza (IL); and members of Congress David Cicilline (RI), Jason Crow (CO), Dwight Evans (PA), Bill Foster (IL), Josh Gottheimer (NJ), Jim Himes (CT), Steven Horsford (NV), Zoe Lofgren (CA), Greg Meeks (NY), Jerry Nadler (NY), Linda Sanchez (CA), Ritchie Torres (NY), and others. He has also worked for national organizations such as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, EMILY’s List, Priorities USA Action, End Citizens United, Senate Majority PAC, and House Majority PAC.
Pollock has conducted issue advocacy research, brand analysis, and attitudinal studies for AFSCME, Everytown for Gun Safety, Comcast, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harvard University, Giffords, Ford Motor Company, Con Edison, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, and MGM Resorts.
