Story Archives of 'Presidential Election 2004'

One day after this historic election, President Bush and Senator Kerry urged their supporters to join forces, work on common problems and move beyond the rancor of the elections. We're talking about how and if a divided nation can come together and what needs to be done before we do. Laura's guests are Andy Smith, political science professor at the University of New Hampshire and Director of the UNH Survey Center and Michael McDonald, a scholar at the Brookings Institute and Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University.

President George Bush spoke to about 4,000 enthusiastic supporters at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester today.

But the crowd had to do without Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling.

He backed out of the event.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

Our Issue Tuesdays series continues with a look at the role of leadership and character in this year's elections. In both the gubernatorial and presidential races, the candidates have exchanged attacks over who's stronger, tougher, more honest and more in tune with the needs of the people of New Hampshire and the country. We'll ask how the candidates are trying to portray themselves as the right man to lead and what they're doing to paint their opponent as weak. Laura's guests are John Milne, NHPR political correspondent and Barbara Kellerman, research director of the Center for Public Leadership and lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Kellerman is also the author of "Bad Leadership: What it is, How it Happens, Why it Matters". We will also hear from Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.

Wednesday night, President George Bush and Senator John Kerry debate for a final time before the November 2nd election. The debate takes place at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and will focus on domestic issues. It will give George Bush an opportunity to defend his economic and tax policies, and talk about job creation. While it will allow John Kerry a chance to criticize Bush's handling of the economy over the last four years. The candidates will also lay out their positions on health care, education, and the environment. We'll talk about what they said, how they performed, and who has momentum going into the home stretch. Laura's guests are Linda Fowler, professor of government at Dartmouth College and Dante Scala, associate professor of politics at St. Anselm College and author of "Stormy Weather: The New Hampshire Primary and Presidential Politics".

We'll talk with political reporters and analysts from a handful of these battleground states and ask them how their state has voted in the past, what the big issues are for voters this year, and what the polls are saying about which candidate has the lead. Laura's guest is Jennifer Donahue, senior advisor for political affairs at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Goffstown. We'll also hear from Joe Hallett, senior editor at the Columbus Dispatch in Columbus, Ohio; David Yepsen, political columnist at the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa; Susan Macmanus, professor of political science at the University of Southern Florida at Tampa; Erin Neff, political reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Las Vegas, Nevada; and Dr. Robert Diclerico, professor of political science at West Virginia University.