Super Tuesday, February 5

From the University of Southern California Law News Service
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
Contact: Gilien Silsby at (213) 740-9690 or (213) 500-8673

Media advisory

USC legal experts available


KAREEM CRAYTON, professor of law and politics, is available to discuss the final stretch to Super Tuesday. A specialist in Southern state and California politics, Crayton can discuss how both campaigns may perform in those parts of the country compared to Middle America . Additional discussion topics include:
·         how age, race and gender may influence the outcome in the Super Tuesday primaries
·         how the candidates’ stands on immigration may impact the race
·         the Republican party’s decision to forbid independents from participating in some states
·         Governor Schwarzenegger’s endorsement of Republican John McCain
·         possible changes in the campaign strategies of both Democratic and Republican candidates’ organizations following Super Tuesday’s primary results
·         the likelihood of the candidates’ winning their party’s nomination and ability to compete in various general election matchups
·         the candidates’ appeal to specific sections of the electorate
·         the candidates’ political strategies to target specific interest groups.
Crayton can be reached at (213) 740-2516 or (213) 446-8800 (cellular).


DARIA ROITHMAYR, a professor and expert on race and gender, worked for Senator Edward Kennedy and as a strategist and research specialist on several Congressional campaigns.  Roithmayr can discuss:
·         general strategic strengths and challenges for the campaigns, and how they are likely to play with regard to each other
·         how the issue of race has affected Senators Obama and Clinton ’s  campaigns
·         how race is likely to impact black and Latino voting
·         the intersection of race and gender regarding black women and Latina voting patterns.
Roithmayr can be reached at (213) 740-6228 or (310) 367-1295 (cellular).