By
Ottavia Criss
ROME, April 24 - A though-provoking panel discussion took place on Wednesday at John Cabot University's Aula Magna Regina Auditorium hosted by the Guarini Institute.
This interesting debate kicked off with a power point presentation by Lucio Martino, a specialist in U.S. politics. Did you know almost $800 million has been spent campaigning? He said the world is tired of hearing about the American elections, which have been discussed since 2000. Martino pointed out that history has shown that the party that remains divided until the last minute is usually the one that loses the White House. He predicts John McCain will win.
The floor was then passed on to JCU Professor Pamela Harris who said she believes Hillary Clinton must now woo the super delegates to win the Democratic nomination. Further along, if she loses, Democratic contender Barack Obama will have to work hard to bring the votes Clinton would have had to his side.
The panel discussion then switched gears to discuss the recent Italian poll results with comments made by President Franco Pavoncello and the Honorable Giorgio La Malfa, son of one of the founders of the Italian Republic. Pavoncello pointed out how remarkable it is that now there are only five or six parties in parliament compared to more than 20.
La
Malfa presented an interesting argument that Berlusconi did not win
the elections. Rather, the Left lost. Italians felt a growing sense of
insecurity with the Left after a lackluster two year run.
Gavin Phelps, junior at Hillsdale College in Michigan had the opportunity to present a slideshow of Italian propaganda posters that demonstrated that historically the Left has always been marginalized in Italian society. He said, “I thought the lecture was thorough, the speakers were knowledgeable and well chosen. I was very impressed.”
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