This Sunday in #nerdland: New Marist polls on 2016 Presidential Candidates, an update on the tragedy in Oregon, and a look at a budget crisis that could affect minority voters.
Tomorrow morning we bring you the latest Marist polls on the 2016 presidential candidates. We’ll speak to our panel about the political strategies in play and how that affects the numbers.
Plus we’ll bring you the latest update from the Oregon shooting investigation and President Obama’s impassioned call for action on gun control. Will Congress and the American people follow his lead?
And we’ll take a closer look at the latest case of suspected voter suppression surfacing in Alabama. The state has a tough voter ID law, but is now closing driver’s license offices in some minority communities. Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez, Director of Voter Protection for Advancement Project, joins us to help us understand the potential effect on voter turnout in Alabama.
Joining our Sunday morning conversation will be:
- Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez, Director of Voter Protection for Advancement Project
- Katon Dawson, National Republican Consultant
- Tara Dowdell, President, Tara Dowdell Group, Business & Political Marketing Consultant
- Christopher Borick, Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion
- Alexander Klimment, Director, Eurasia practice, Eurasia Group
- Marcus Mabry, Editor at Large, The New York Times
To prep for our discussions, feel free to check out:
- Alabama Demands Voter ID–Then Closes Driver’s License Offices In Black Counties
- Oregon Shooting: What We Know
- Live From New York: Hillary Clinton to Appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’
- Biden to give keynote address at Human Rights Campaign Dinner
- Justice Breyer Couldn’t Save Richard Glossip, But He Won The Day Anyway
Be sure to read what we’ve linked above, and watch Melissa Harris-Perry Sunday at 10am ET on msnbc. Join the conversation—share your thoughts about these issues on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #nerdland.
Mohamed Hassan