NCCPPR North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research

NCCPPR's Mebane Rash was a featured panelist on "Prime Votes: The 2010 Election" now showing on Retirement Living TV (RLTV) and on Time Warner Cable's Carolina On Demand Channel. The Forum was held Monday, October 25th at 7 p.m. at Peace College Auditorium in Raleigh and was was sponosred by Retirement Living TV (RLTV), Time Warner Cable, AARP N.C. and the N.C. Center for Voter Education.

Moderated by RLTV’s Sam Donaldson, the forum included three segments:

-- Important Issues -- political consultants Carter Wrenn and Morgan Jackson, discussed the issues important in the upcoming election.

-- Policies that Matter -- policy experts, Bob Jackson (AARP N.C.) and Mebane Rash (N.C. Center for Public Policy Research) comment on issues facing prime voters in North Carolina and nationally.

-- The State of the Races -- A panel of experts discuss the hot races in North Carolina and how they reflect national trends. The panel will include Laura Leslie (capitol bureau chief for WUNC-FM), David Mclennan (professor of political science at Peace College), Rob Christensen (Raleigh News & Observer) and Tim Boyum (News 14 Carolina).