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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.

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.

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

    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

    • 36 min
    The 2022 Election Kickoff

    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

    • 41 min
    A Discussion About Russia and Ukraine

    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/

    • 45 min
    Newsmaking Interview with Director of Georgia Elections Gabriel Sterling

    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!

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

    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.

    • 35 min
    Pre-Election Super Podcast

    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?

    • 40 min

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