USC Experts on Obama and Clinton Potential Presidential Runs

January 17, 2007

Daria Roithmayr, law professor and expert on race and gender, can discuss Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's possible bids for the presidency. Roithmayr worked for Edward Kennedy and has worked as a strategist and research specialist on several Congressional campaigns. She can discuss general strategic strengths and weaknesses for both campaigns, and can comment on how issues of race and gender are likely to play with regard to each. She can also comment on how important the war in Iraq is likely to be in differentiating Clinton and Obama. Roithmayr can be reached at (213) 740-6228 (office) or (310) 367-1295 (cell).
Note: Roithmayr became acquainted with Barack Obama during his Senate race. Obama often visited the University of Illinois College of Law, where Roithmayr was formerly a professor.

Kareem Crayton, professor of law and politics, can discuss Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's possible bids for the presidency. Crayton's research examines the role that race plays in electoral politics and political representation. He can discuss the likelihood of the candidates winning the party nomination and their ability to compete in the general election. Additionally, he can discuss the candidates' appeal to specific parts in the electorate and their political strategies for targeting specific interest groups. A specialist in Southern politics and California politics, Crayton can also discuss how both campaigns may perform in those parts of the country as compared with middle America. Crayton can be reached at (213) 740-2516 or through Gilien Silsby at (213) 740-9690.