Craig Crawford moderated a panel discussion on politics after the 2008 elections. Topics included issues that Barack Obama should focus on at the beginning of his presidency, the state of the Republican party, Virginia as a Democratic state, the 2010 gubernatorial races, and the composition of the courts. Panel members responded to questions from the audience. 

“Politics 2009, What Now?” was the third panel discussion at the 10th annual American Democracy Conference held in the University of Virginia.