{"id":1154,"date":"2024-08-17T22:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/salisbury-new\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=1154"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:43:33","slug":"dr-michael-bitzer","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/salisbury\/event\/dr-michael-bitzer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Michael Bitzer : Political Analyst and sought-after political observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tOctober 17, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t6:30 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__timezone\">UTC+0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Michael Bitzer is always our cherished \u201cgo-to\u201d analyst on all things political and is ready to share his expertise about what our political landscape looks like as we approach one of our more contentious national elections. 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