By: Politico Staff

Good morning, and welcome from Politico West, otherwise known as the Davidson Center at the University of Southern California, where for two days a host of the top operatives and analysts of the 2008 campaign will deconstruct the most exciting election cycle any of us can remember. Along with USC’s Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, Politico is hosting a conference here to take a look back at the race that just ended and a look forward at the administration that is about to begin. Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, you, Dear Reader, can come along for the ride.

This star-studded summit begins with a panel on the progress of the campaign, through early September, “The Primaries, the Conventions and the Running Mates,” before moving on to a discussion of the closing days of the race: “The Debates, the Wall Street Crisis and the Home Stretch.” Later events will focus on the role of technology in the campaign, reflections on the media and, in honor of our host state, the one-of-a-kind politics of California.

Enjoy the show!

Watch the live stream HERE.

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