Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report and Political Analyst for the
National Journal Group
Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Bill McInturff, Co-Founder, Public Opinion Strategies
Moderator: E.J. Dionne, Jr., Columnist, Washington Post and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Summary: Modertor E.J. Dionne and pollsters Charlie Cook, Andrew Kohut, and Bill McInturff consider what Americans want in their next president from a statistical point-of-view. The panel considers how issues of John McCain's age, Barack Obama's inexperience, an uncertain world, and high energy costs move public opinion at both ends of the political spectrum and in middle America. For further highlights on this panel, read the live blog.