Alex Castellanos, Political Strategist and Analyst, CNN

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Politics and Election 2012: A Look into the Future

Bio: Alex Castellanos is one of the Republican party’s best known and most successful media consultants and strategists. Castellanos has served as media consultant to seven U.S. Presidential campaigns, serving on the John McCain for President Ad Council; as well as being a senior strategist for the Romney for President campaign and as a key creative member to the Bush-Cheney 2000 and 2004 campaigns. He has been credited with the discovery of the political "soccer-mom" and called "father of the attack ad".

Castellanos has helped elect nine U.S. Senators, six Governors and enjoys over two decades of political consulting experience, both abroad and in the United States. Castellanos brings a wealth of campaign strategy, public opinion research and communications experience to corporate communications and public policy campaigns. In 2008, he was honored as a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Get out your crystal ball! We live in a time when it's never been more critical to gain perspective on what's happening next. With history and experience as your guide, look into the future with Alex Castellanos, CNN commentator, strategist and storyteller as he shares what the divided Congress will mean for the Obama Administration ahead of the 2012 elections, how the Republicans can build on their momentum and what candidates to watch as the GOP Presidential field moves into overdrive. In this up-to-the-minute analysis of politics in America, Castellanos explains how the economic meltdown is continuing to transform our culture, economy and the political landscape heading into what is sure to be a contentious 2012 election cycle.