Just one week after Election Day, Washington's leading political strategists and thought leaders convened in New Orleans to reflect on this year's election and explore what lies ahead on the political horizon.

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Full Summit Video

Video for individual sessions:

Opening Remarks & What Happened? Analyzing the Election

Now We Govern: Transitioning from the Campaign to Office

The Politics of Persuasion: The Methods of Media Messaging

View from the Boardroom

"On the Trail" A Presentation of Campaign Photography

Entergy Lightning Round with James and Mary - Closing Remarks

Bipartisan Debrief with Eileen McMenamin

Video for individual interviews:

Dan Glickman

Stan Greenberg

Trent Lott

Brett O'Donnell

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Thanks to all who attended the summit. We hope you had as much fun as we did. Now it's time for you to tell us how we did. Please take a moment to fill out a short survey about the event. We look forward to hearing your feedback.

Featuring

Honorary Co-Hosts James Carville and Mary Matalin

Former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman l Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott l Former Senator Robert F. Bennett l Former Governor Ted Strickland l Former White House photographer Samantha Appleton l Newsweek and The Daily Beast senior columnist and CNN contributor John Avlon l Republican pollster and strategist Whit Ayres l The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart l CNN contributor and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona l Tulane University President Scott Cowen l Ogilvy Washington Executive Vice President Brendan Daly l NPR News' Ron Elving l Southern Company President Tom Fanning l Harvard University Institute of Politics Director Trey Grayson l Democratic pollster and strategist Stan Greenberg l BPC President Jason Grumet l Facebook's Katie Harbath l CNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood l New York Magazine National Affairs Editor John Heilemann l CNN contributor Margaret Hoover l PG&E President Chris Johns l POLITICO's Charlie Mahtesian l Washington Post National Political Staff Photographer Melina Mara l Democratic strategist Kiki McLean l BPC Vice President of Communications Eileen McMenamin l Republican strategist Brett O'Donnell l Twitter's Adam Sharp l Buzzfeed's Washington Bureau Chief John Stanton l Former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush Sara Taylor Fagen

View panelists on Twitter l Join the conversation: @BPC_Bipartisan #BPCNOLA

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Since 2009, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) has convened an Annual Political Summit in New Orleans. Far beyond the Beltway, BPC's summit brings together Washington's top leaders to discuss the current political landscape and examine where the two parties may find common ground going forward to address the nation’s key policy issues.

Hosted by popular political duo James Carville and Mary Matalin, the event features current and former elected officials, national political strategists from both sides of the aisle, and prominent pollsters and journalists.

Click here to learn about BPC's past Annual Political Summits.

Annual Political Summit 2012