As the election count continues and covid cases rise, the importance of calm steady resolve comes into focus for a country saturated with stress.

Dr. Bill Lawrence, Election Official, Former Dean & Professor of Theology at Southern Methodist University, Dr. Marcus Cooke, Business Owner & Former Republican Candidate with Dr. Dixie Swanson, M.D. (Retired) and Broadcast Medical Journalist (NBC) discuss the specific steps Americans need to take right now during this confluence of crisis.

Analyzing The 2020 Presidential Election... the results were unknown (as of this recording)...the morning of November 5, 2020.  Dr. Michael Munger, Duke University & Dr. Thom Little, UNCG & The University of Texas consider the short and long term effects of this election on:

*Polling *The Electoral College *A Divided Populous *A Return to the Moderate Middle *The Unintended Impact of the Social Justice Movement & *American Democracy. 

They further discuss the status of NC's unusual electorate.

The now famous words of President Bill Clinton "It's the economy stupid." (James Carville for Bill Clinton, 1992) came up in this discussion and remain just one of the topics broached and left begging for more consideration.

Laurel Kilgore, Executive Director of the Democratic Party in Wake County, NC with Greg Shepherd, Vice-Chair discuss the Democratic Party platform. They cover Mr. Biden's age, Healthcare, Truth, & whether the numbers rising at the polls are a vote FOR Mr. Biden or AGAINST Mr. Trump.

Chair of the Republican Party in Orange County, N.C., Retired Colonel Waddy Davis & Dr. Laura Gutman, Physician (Duke University) & Republican Spokesperson discuss the most prominent current event issues of the 2020 Election.

Beginning with Trump himself then: healthcare, the economy, immigration, the pandemic, international relations, social justice, Antifa, Q-Anon and term limits for political leadership - the Republican position is clearly presented by these two Republican leaders in North Carolina.

Director Rachel Raper, Board of Elections in Orange County, North Carolina discusses voting in the 2020 Election.

From Mail-In voting across the United States to the specific process in North Carolina, Rachel answers questions many citizens have expressed.

We further discuss how votes will be counted AFTER Election Day: November 3, 2020 including the security protocols, deadlines, and the dates expected for election certification.

U.S. Ambassador Michael Cotter (retired) discusses the positive diagnosis of COVID-19 of Donald Trump comparing the focus on him alone versus the experiences of so many who have died.

He further discusses the ramifications & potential consequences of the pandemic upon our national & international experiences with regard to vaccine distribution, economies here & abroad, potential conflicts, refugees, immigration and the perceptions of both U.S. Allies & U.S. Enemies of the President's behavior.

"Paint me a picture of an improved world...what do - homes, cars, energy and food look like?"

Dr. Walter Robinson, Professor of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University & Frank Princiotta, EPA Director (retired) of Air Pollution & Prevention discuss why the earth is warming, the difference between climate change & drastic weather changes. They presents how the changes in our earth's climate intersects w public health & how specific choices could be made to reduce emissions.

Businesses are failing all around us...why isn't this making headlines?

What about the American people? Do our [small economies] matter anymore?

Dr. Connel "Connie" Fullenkamp, Director of Undergraduate Studies & Professor of Economics with Dr. William "Sandy" Darity, Professor of Public Policy at Duke University analyze the economic  status in late September, 2020. The global pandemic - the social justice movement - and businesses large and small going bankrupt nationally and world wide.

Are polls only showing us the potential popular vote in 2020?

What do polls tell us about what will happen in the 2020 Presidential Election?

Are any polls designed to tell us the electoral college outcome?

Dr. Thom Little, Professor of Political Science at The State Legislative Leaders Foundation & Dr. Roy Schwartzman, Professor of Communications & Department Head at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro discuss how to interpret polls and the specifics of polling methods.

"We are experiencing a Pearl Harbor in the social justice movement.." Bucky Waters, Veteran Sports Broadcaster from ESPN, Madison Square Garden & NBC & Former NBA Coach for WVA & Duke University states.

Jimmy Lewis, Former WNBA Coach & Coach at Multiple Colleges and Former Sports Commentator discuss the impact of sports teams across basketball (NBA & WNBA & baseball (MLB) boycott in late August, 2020 of their remaining respective seasons in support of the social justice movement.