New book provides direction on community amid political division; What 2026 election results mean for south’s political power

 

On today’s Closer Look with Rose Scott, we continue our post-election analysis. Citizen University CEO Eric Liu is the author of Live Like A Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country. In his new book, Liu “argues that the real repair work in a divided country happens in neighborhoods, not on cable news, and that voting can feel like joy rather than dread.”

 

Then, the results of this year's midterm election came with history making wins across the South, mostly for Democrats. What does this mean for political power among southern states as voters and potential candidates start to set their sights on the 2028 Presidential Race? We discuss with Emory University Political Scientist Andra Gillespie and Anthony Michael Kreis, Associate Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law.