After The Vote
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Initial Air Date:
Tuesday, November 16, 2004

On this edition of Another View , a group of spirited panelists will examine what to expect during the next four years with President George W. Bush. It’s been a few weeks since the election and a lot of finger pointing and division since the neck-and neck race. No one knew for sure what would happen, but now that we do know, how did President George W. Bush galvanize people to vote for him? What’s in store for African-Americans, and will President Bush be able to keep the promises that he made?

The spirited round table discussion includes Carol Swain, Professor of law and politics and author. Swain shares her views on the hot button issues that changed the face of the election. She also shares the theories that she wrote about in her current book, The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration in which she explains how new white nationalists are smarter, more sophisticated, and more politically adroit. She examines the dominant role of race within the election process, and explains how important issues are being hidden behind smiling faces that are not on the side of African-Americans.

James Gee, former Deputy Chief of Staff for former governor James McGreevey, and Senior Advisor to the Sean “P Diddy” Combs' “Vote or Die” Campaign highlights the young voter turnout and addresses the numbers of youth that made it to the polls. Gee has managed over 26 election campaigns in New Jersey and has helped pass legislation central to the African-American Community. Gee also sheds light on Governor James McGreevey’s resignation and his transition out of the office.

George Gore, shares his views as a member of the NJ Black Republicans Council, and former Co-Chair of the NJ Republican Party and explains why he believes African Americans are no longer seduced by the Democratic party, and why he believes African-American’s should stop voting a straight democratic party tickets.