i have a very simple job this morning to introduce our moderator for today, larry jacobs professor of walter and joe montville professor study of politics at the department of political science at the university of minnesota. he also directs the tenor for this study of politics and governance and he is a prolific author and scholar in writing and some of the most important issues of the day. in the last year or two where he has authored books i can think of unfettered power, health care reform in american politics in an important study on politics and public opinion as well. we are delighted to have the university of minnesota and to serve as moderator of this panel. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. a lot of people know dean sorts for the service and the diplomatic corps and i'm here from minnesota to tell you he's also announced the ending dean. seen a tremendous rise in funding for scholarships for students come the scholarship of our faculty and engagement with the community. we are here to talk about one of the most important issues as they moved into the last two and a

i have a very simple job this morning to introduce our moderator for today, larry jacobs. he is a professor. walter and joe mondale professor for the study of politics at the humphreys school and the department of political science at the university of minnesota. he also directs our center for the study of politics and governance. and he is a prolific author and scholar writing on some of the most important issues of the day. in the last year or two, larry has authored books, no less than three that i can think of, on fed power. how finance wins. health care reform in american politics. and an important study on politics and public opinion as well. so we're delighted to have larry at the university of minnesota and to serve as moderator of this panel. larry, the floor is yours. >> thank you very much, dean schwartz. a lot of people in d.c. know dean schwartz for his service in diplomatic corps. i'm here from minnesota to tell you he's also an outstanding dean. we've seen a tremendous rise in funding for scholarships for our students. scholarship by our faculty and engageme

so the short answer to your question, larry, is yes. mr. jacobs: thank you. [laughter] to jacobs: tammy, i want circle back to the conversations earlier in response to audience questions. registered poll watchers. which in number of states have created. there is concern that in some ways this will intimidate voters. is this a strategy to chase off eligible voters? or do you think of this as quite -- aimate and constructive quite legitimate and constructive way to create greater confidence? both parties can be of the election site and be part of verifying? what theck: i think critical distinction here is whether or not they are sanctioned official mechanisms beplace for individuals to observers. most states have political party observers, candidate observers that are credentialed. they are allowed into the polling place. they are able to observe all of the functions within the polling place, but there are restrictions on what they can and cannot do. in many cases, they cannot be within six feet of the voting equipment, they cannot speak to the voters within th

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larry jacobs is a professor, walter and joan mondale professor for the study of politics at the humphrey school and the department of political science at the university of minnesota. he also directs our center for the study of politics and governance and he is a prolific author and scholar writing on some of the most important issues of the day. the last year or two he is offered books on federal power help finance wins, healthcare reform in american politics, and an important study on politics and public opinion as well so we are delighted to have him at the university of minnesota and to serve as the moderator of the panel. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. a lot of people know dean for his service in the diplomatic corps. i'm here to tell you he is also an outstanding dean which is on the tremendous rise in funding for scholarships for students, scholarships by the faculty and engagement in the community. we are here to talk about one of the most important issues the last two and a half, three weeks which is the concern or the charge and half of americans think now voter fr