Black MBA - Summer 2008 - (Page 21)

Sound off: what will change? Which issues are the MOST/LEAST important to you in choosing a candidate in the upcoming presidential election? (Top 5) 100 80 60 Domestic Economy 91% Domestic Economy 15% Which issues will change the MOST/LEAST as a result of the election? (Top 5) 30 25 20 15 Criminal Justice 15% Environmental/Climate Change 30% “ Foreign Policy 40% Federal Regulation 38% Gun Control 51% Health Care 68% War in Iraq 71% Education 60% Social Policy 15% War in Iraq 20% Education 20% 10 Social Policy 27% Race Relations 15% Voting Rights 20% 40 20 0 5 0 Most Important Least Important Most Important Least Important What do you think the MOST significant issue of the current election cycle has been? Domestic Economy 54% Which issue should be the new president’s top priority? Dom Domestic Economy 68% In the short-term, I can simply say that this presidential election has opened up the doors for needed changes on how we think, act, react and submit to the status quo. For the long-term, this presidential election has brought forth discussions of various topics affecting the majority of people that have traditionally been put on the back burner or not publicly spoken. All Americans now are seeing and reacting to things that have been affecting African Americans and their communities for years. Federal Regulation 30% Voting Rights 28% Privacy 34% Taxation 20% ” “ 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Manufactured media quibbles – i.e., harping on what some pastor/ preacher says, parsing the candidates’ comments, questioning why Hillary wouldn’t quit – could not be more irrelevant. The media has failed in its obligation to report what matters. I get my political information from: 65% 57% Television – Broadcast News ” 40% Printed media – News magazines All of these Television – Cable News Internet – Broadcast media news Web sites Internet blogs 45% Internet – Print media news Web sites 43% Television – Cable TV parody shows 51% Internet-only news Web sites Printed media – Newspapers 27% 18% 14% 13% 9% SOUND OFF! SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK WITH US AS WE HEAD THROUGH SUMMER INTO THE ELECTION. E-MAIL BLACKMBAMAGAZINE@NAYLOR.COM. LOOK FOR LETTERS AND RESPONSES IN THE FALL ISSUE OF BLACK MBA MAGAZINE. BlackMBA • Summer 2008 21 Other (radio)

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Black MBA- Summer 2008 Contents Mailbag Up Front From the President & CEO Politics of Change Catalyst for Change: Results of our 2008 Political Poll Know Whose Shoulders You Stand On: The Legacy of H. Naylor Fitzhugh Howard University: Changing With the Times Straight Talk: CEO to CEO Creating Your Own Sandbox Dual Threats Avoiding the Faux Pa Invest in Your MBA Everything You Need to Know About...Estate Planning On Campus Plan Ahead The Big Show What's in a Name? On the Move Market Forecast Jeff Friday Keith Wyche Life Lessons On the Ground Real Biz A Golden Opportunity Entrepreneurial Institute Tech Tools Read for Success Stacey Tisdale Advertiser Index

Black MBA - Summer 2008

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