Political Futures Podcast with Kerwin Swint

Kerwin Swint
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Keeping up with the crazy, fast moving 2022 election year, in addition to other national and world events. From the campus of Kennesaw State University.

  1. 05/17/2022

    KSU's Swint and UGA's Bullock Break Down the 2022 Primaries

    On today's episode, Dr. Swint calls up his old friend and mentor Dr. Charles S. Bullock III. Dr. Bullock has been a consultant to 11 different states' attorneys general and more than 70 state and local governments. Included with his credentials, Dr. Bullock was also recognized in 2011 and 2012 by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Georgians! So come sit in with us today and hear what these two experts have to say about the primaries. https://spia.uga.edu/faculty-member/charles-s-bullock-iii/ #UGA #KSU #2022elections #georgiaprimaries #georgia

  2. 04/14/2022

    The 2022 Election Kickoff

    Come join us for a conversation with Benjamin Taylor and April Johnson about the elections starting up in Georgia this year! Topics focused on include candidate's track records, gun control, and possible problems candidates may face! Please follow along with the links below to stay informed on things discussed: http://www.jbenjamintaylor.com/ https://facultyweb.kennesaw.edu/ajohn551/index.php https://gov.georgia.gov/about-us/about-governor-brian-p-kemp https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/31876/brian-kemp https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/04/trump-michigan-republican-party/ https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/donald-trump-brian-kemp-stacey-abrams/index.html https://www.ajc.com/politics/gov-kemp-to-sign-bill-allowing-concealed-carry-of-handguns-without-a-license/KO7EQUS3IVGWNDISVAKBGOMZOA/ https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/08/13/political-rewind-census-reveals-nations-shifting-demographics-and-georgia-no#:~:text=In%20Georgia%2C%20the%20census%20data,changes%20over%20the%20past%20decade. https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/10/09/historically-the-presidents-party-performs-poorly-in-the-midterms-infographic/?sh=aad7dc667325 https://conorlamb.com/ https://johnfetterman.com/ https://ballotpedia.org/Raphael_Warnock https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Black https://ballotpedia.org/Herschel_Walker https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walker-claims-to-own-companies-that-dont-exist https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Dissociative-Identity-Disorder/dp/B001IV5W0I https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/what-georgians-are-saying-senator-reverend-warnocks-bill-to-cap-insulin-prices-would-be-a-gamechanger-2/ https://www.everytown.org/press/new-tv-and-digital-ads-in-georgia-everytown-victory-fund-unveils-new-ads-targeting-karen-handel-as-part-of-1-7-million-ad-campaign-in-georgias-6th-congressional-district-in-partnership-with/ https://www.carolyn4congress.com/ga07 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/georgia/ https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/state/2021/03/28/new-georgia-voting-law-what-does-sb-202-change-elections/7038406002/ https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_elections,_2022 #election #election2022 #georgia #Kennesaw #politics #politicalscience

  3. 03/16/2022

    A Discussion About Russia and Ukraine

    Join us for the newest season of the Political Futures Podcast! Today's episode will be discussing the conflict occurring in Ukraine with Dr. Moran and Dr. Rotnem. To follow along with sources, or to check out the people mentioned in the episode, please use the list below: Thomas Friedman Interview: https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/02/opinion/foreign-affairs-now-a-word-from-x.html Richard Sakwa: https://www.kent.ac.uk/politics-international-relations/people/2273/sakwa-richard Alexander Solzhenitsyn: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Rubble-Alexander-Solzhenitsyn/dp/0316803723 Zelenskyy's Munich Speech: https://www.c-span.org/video/?518086-3/ukrainian-president-sanctions-imposed-russia-now-not Russia's Bombings of Hospitals: https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/russian-bombings-hospitals-and-healthcare Putin's Security Council Meeting (I tried to find video, but they are being taken down): https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-unscheduled-security-council-meeting-ukraine-tensions-rising-2022-2 2007 Putin Munich Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ58Yv6kP44 John Deni: https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/faculty-staff/author-bio-deni/

  4. 02/14/2021

    Newsmaking Interview with Director of Georgia Elections Gabriel Sterling

    Dr. Swint sits down with Gabriel Sterling, Chief Operating Officer of the GA Secretary of State's Office. The two discuss the voting controversies of the last two years in Georgia, involving President Trump, gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, and Governor Brian Kemp. No sacred cows!

  5. 01/13/2021

    China Awaits: Swint and Professor John Givens Discuss America's Future in Asia

    Dr. Kerwin Swint and Dr. John Givens of KSU's School of Government and International Affairs discuss the US relationship with China, the challenge facing the Biden Administration, as well as the economic issues that will determine that future.

  6. 10/29/2020

    Pre-Election Super Podcast

    Dr. Swint talks with fellow KSU political scientists Dr. April Johnson, Dr. Ben Taylor and Dr. Andrew Pieper about the presidential election. The polls, the debates, the TV ads, the media coverage, the electoral strategy, and the controversies surrounding the 2020 campaign. What will happen on Nov. 3 and immediately after?

  7. 10/06/2020

    Are the Polls Wrong? Yes, claims the Democracy Institute!

    Patrick Basham of the Democracy Institute discusses their polling methods, profiled in the Sunday Express in London, which has the US presidential race much closer than most polls in the media. Their polls correctly called the UK Brexit vote and the 2016 US presidential election. #2020elections #media #presidentialelection #kennesawstateuniversity #gapol

  8. 09/23/2020

    GA House Minority Leader Robert Trammell

    Dr. Swint and the house Democratic leader have a spirited discussion about purple states, the changing suburbs, the passing of Justice Ginsburg, voting rights, and mail-in voting. Don't miss this one! #gapol #georgia #politics #absentee ballots

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Keeping up with the crazy, fast moving 2022 election year, in addition to other national and world events. From the campus of Kennesaw State University.

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