Dr John Hart recently gave a presentation on the upcoming US Presidential Election as part of the Vital Issues Program.  The Vital Issues Program is a series of seminars organised by the Parliamentary Library for the benefit of Senators and Members.

The aim of the seminar program, which has been running since 1986, is to bring notable speakers to the Parliament to give Senators and Members and their staff the opportunity to hear, first hand, expert opinion on a range of currently relevant topics.

In his talk, Dr. Hart explains why it is taking so long for Mitt Romney to secure the Republican Party's presidential nomination and why President Obama is electorally vulnerable at the November election.

A recording of the seminar is available here, along with the powerpoint slides:

http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/Vis