
On November 9th 2011, Gregory Payne, Professor at Emerson College, offered the lecture “Lessons for 2012: 2008 American Presidential Elections in the Rearview Mirror”. It was organized by the Embassy of the United States in Spain, the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Alcalá and Instituto Franklin – UAH.
In his lecture Professor Payne talked about the impact of social networks in the presidential election of 2008 and how they influenced on Barack Obama’s election. He also predicted on the winner for 2012 elections.