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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.

Kerwin Swint


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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 36:13


    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

    The 2022 Election Kickoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 41:47


    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

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    A Discussion About Russia and Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 45:03


    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/

    Newsmaking Interview with Director of Georgia Elections Gabriel Sterling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 34:44


    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!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 35:44


    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.

    Pre-Election Super Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 40:50


    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?

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 36:32


    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

    GA House Minority Leader Robert Trammell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 37:31


    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

    U.S. Congressman Barry Loudermilk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 40:59


    KSU's Dr. Swint interviews Georgia's 11th District Congressman on the world of politics in 2020, including Mail-In Balloting, Covid-19 realities, the Atlantic Monthly article on President Trump, and more on the November elections. #AtlanticMonthly #Covid-19 #election2020 #politics #Georgia

    Swint Analyzes the State of the Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 36:01


    The Presidential race is taking shape. Here is an analysis on where Donald Trump and Joe Biden stand as we enter the home stretch. #elections2020 #presidentialcampaign

    "DC Owl" Eric Barnard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 29:26


    Kennesaw State intern dishes on Capitol Hill experiences. #kennesawstate #internships #capitolhill

    Swint and Pieper on the Trump vs. Biden Smackdown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 32:57


    Listen in as two politicos break down the strangest, most chaotic presidential election campaign in memory. 

    Dr. April Johnson and the Political Psychology of a National Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 23:34


    Dr. Johnson discusses how Americans are reacting to the Covid 19 crisis and what this means for democracy and voting in 2020

    Rep. Scot Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 31:34


    A conversation with GA State Representative Scot Turner, a Kennesaw State alum, about GA politics and the Covid 19 crisis.

    The Altered State of Campaign 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 12:49


    Presidential campaign grinds to a halt; the Corona virus dominates the political agenda.

    Episode 4: Political Consultant Derrick Dickey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 30:59


    Kennesaw State alum Derrick Dickey discusses his career in state and national politics, and the current challenges with the Covid 19 crisis.

    Episode 3: Interview with Dr. Ben Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 23:00


    Biden wraps it up, while Trump Wages War with Coronavirus.

    March 11 - Biden Wins Again and Covid 19 Makes Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 17:53


    After the March 10 "Mini Super Tuesday" primaries, Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee; and the Coronavirus spills into Presidential politics. 

    March 4, 2020 First Podcast, Interview with Dr. Jeff Dewitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 24:08


    This is the inaugural episode of the Political Futures Podcast. After Super Tuesday, the presidential campaign takes some wild turns.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 0:33


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