Press Room

Here you will find a selection of links regarding media coverage for Larry J. Sabato, A More Perfect Constitution and for the National Constitution Convention, which was held on October 19, 2007.

Letter from John Macon, President of the National Society of Madison Family Descendants (adobe pdf)

On this site:

• Audio & Video clips and PDF transcripts from the National Constitutional Convention
• Video clips of Larry J. Sabato discussing his book
• Author Biography
• Early Supporters
• Reviews
• Explore the Constitution
• Teaching Resources
• Submit your 24th Amendment
• Contact

On the Web:

Video

• Sabato’s opening remarks at the National Constitutional Convention
• U.Va. students make a YouTube video highlighting the many uses for A More Perfect Constitution.

Audio/Podcasts

• Hewitt: Hour 2 - Hugh talks politics with House Rules Committee Ranking Member, David Dreier, and University of Virginia political analyst, Larry Sabato.

• New York Public Radio host Q and A with Sabato
• Sabato interviews with TalkZone.com Internet Talk Radio, 10/19/2007
• Larry Sabato interviews with Dave Baum of TalkZone.com
• Info Trak radio interview with Sabato is now available on TalkZone.com, Internet Talk Radio
• Sabato talks about proposed reforms on the Diane Rehm show
• Podcast of Larry Sabato’s book signing at the University of Virginia Bookstore, 10/12/2007 

Articles about Sabato or A More Perfect Constitution:

• Ezra Klein of The American Prospect reviews A More Perfect Constitution on Barnes&Noble.com
• On the Way to the Common Good, Delegates Found Words That Still Apply, New York Times Review, 11/28/2007

• Review of A More Perfect Constitution in The Economist: If it ain't broke, 11/8/2007

• Review of A More Perfect Constitution appears in Politico, 10/17/2007

• A Meeting to Amend Fred Barnes offers a review of Sabato’s new book in the Wall Street Journal

• PR Web releases full National Constitutional Convention Schedule and review of A More Perfect Constitution, 10/16/2007

• Two books debate brilliance and disasters of the Constitution, 10/14/2007

• Philobiblos blog site offers a review of A More Perfect Constitution, 10/13/2007

• Political Books highlights Sabato’s call for Constitutional reform, 10/5/2007

• Salon.com mentions A More Perfect Constitution in article titled The Presidential Primary Scam

• A More Perfect Constitution mention in The Washingtonian
• Sabato speaks and UNC Greensboro about A More Perfect Constitution
• A More Perfect Constitution mentioned in the LA Times, 9/27/2007.
• Can broken primary system be fixed?, By Matt Stearns, McClatchy Newspapers.

Articles written by Sabato:

• We need a new Constitution: The nation has changed since 1787. The founding document has to catch up, the Los Angeles Times, 10/10/2007
• Read an Op-Ed by Larry Sabato that appeared in Virginia’s Richmond Times Dispatch, 7/27/2007.

Interviews with Sabato:

• Larry Sabato Interviews with Policy Today about A More Perfect Constitution, 10/18/2007
• Sabato interviews with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/21/2007
• A better Constitution? Sabato participates in a Q and A with Bill Steigerwald, 10/13/2007
• NBC 29’s Annie Scholz interviews Sabato about A More Perfect Constitution and mentions the National Constitutional Convention, 10/09/2007

Blog Sites:

Daily Kos Blog
Daily Kos hosts Sabato’s weekly commentary on A More Perfect Constitution. Click on the links below to view his posts.

• Universal National Service, 10/25/2007
• Mending the Electoral College, 10/17/2007
• A New Article on Politics, 10/12/2007
• War Powers in the New Constitution, 10/03/2007
• Making A More Perfect Constitution, 09/28/2007

Other Blog Sites

• Stony Brook Law Society Suggest A More Perfect Constitution As Perfect Holiday Gift, December 2007
• A More Perfect Constitution receives thorough review on A Moderate Voice
• WatchBlog announces National Constitutional Convention, 10/14/2007

• Sabato new book receives rave reviews in New York Daily News blog, 10/5/2007

• National Constitutional Convention and A More Perfect Constitution mentioned in the Examiner.com, 10/5/2007

• The Talking Dog interviews Larry Sabato about A More Perfect Constitution, 10/03/2007

• Sabato’s book profiled in The Left Coaster Blog, 9/30/2007

• Ezra Klein notes that Sabato opens the floor for outside the box thinking, 9/29/2007

• Jay Cost reviews A More Perfect Constitution in Real Clear Politics Horse Race Blog, 9/27/2007
• Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog, 9/27/2007
• Larry Sabato Guest Blog Post on Extreme Mortman.com, 9/27/2007
• "It's Time to Reshape the Constitution and Make America a Fairer Country", by Larry Sabato, Huffington Post, Posted 9/26/2007

 Web Sites:

• Center for Politics - In order to strengthen American democracy, the Center for Politics promotes the value of politics and seeks to improve civic education and increase civic participation ...
• Youth Leadership Initiative
• Sabato's Crystal Ball - A comprehensive Web site run by the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball features analyses of presidential elections ...
• Larry J. Sabato - Official Web site

Other:

List of Sabato's books on amazon.com