Panel discussion to examine the rise of state parties during an era of disenchantment nationwide

From the Brookings Institution (Thanks to Election Law Blog for the link):

Hidden in plain sight, state party organizations are linchpins of the U.S. political process, and evidence suggests they can act as important counterweights to polarization and extremism. Yet campaign finance rules and the explosive growth of super PACs have left state parties struggling on a playing field that is tilted against them. What is the condition of the state parties in the age of Trump? What are their prospects and how can they be strengthened?

On March 8, the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings will host a panel of experts to discuss a groundbreaking new report that combines interviews, financial data, and new survey results to assess the state of the state parties in 2016 and offer sensible, attainable recommendations for reform. After the session, panelists will take audience questions.

The moderator of the event will be Elaine Kamarck, the Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management and Senior Fellow of Governance Studies. Presenting at the forum will be Raymond J. La Raja, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Jonathan Rauch, a  Senior Fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.