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The Roundtable

12/18/25 Panel

By Joe Donahue
Published December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Ulster County Board of Elections Commissioner Ashley Dittus, Professor of Political Science at Hartwick College in Oneonta and and Co-Director of the Institute of Public Service Laurel Elder, Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, and Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College Justin Patch.

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Information about Laurel Elder's article "Mirrorball Politics: How Taylor Swift Reflects America’s Partisan and Gender Divides" here.

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