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# *The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs — and Who Will Take It*

(Palgrave Macmillan, 2012)

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Date and Time 

April 4, 2012 12 - 1 PM EDT 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium 

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Featuring the author **Sean Trende**, Senior Elections Analyst, Real​Clear​Pol​i​tics​.com; with comments by **Lance Tarrance Jr.**, President, Tarrance Consulting and **Emily Ekins**, Research Fellow, Cato Institute; moderated by **John Samples**, Director of the Center for Representative Government, Cato Institute. 

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How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable in 2009, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the future of our two-party system? Sean Trende’s new book explores the underlying weaknesses of the Democratic promise of recent years, and shows how unlikely a new era of big government always was. Trende persuasively argues that both Republicans and Democrats are failing to connect with the real values of the American people, and that long-held theories of cyclical political “realignments” are baseless. Please join us to hear surprising insights about the current presidential race and the future of American politics.

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