CIVIC ENGAGEMENT- Atlantic City NAACP’s Kaleem Shabazz Discusses the 2026 Midterm Elections
In a live interview with Raymond Tyler on 91.7 FM WLFR, Shabazz explains how the branch helped South Jersey residents register to vote, cast ballots early and vote by mail. He also weighs in on Democratic leadership in 2027.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Tuesday November 3, 2026 was the date of America's and New Jersey's most recent election. Nationwide the Democratic party gained more than 40 seats in The House of Representatives. Democratic gains in The House surpassed 40 seats and will give the party more than the 218 votes needed for a majority.
In The Senate, seven seats were gained from the Republican Party.
Locally, Democrats in South Jersey won big as well including Cape May Mayor Zach Mullock who defeated incumbent Jeff Van Drew for a seat in congress. The Atlantic County Sheriff's office will also see a change in 2027. There were several more offices that will change in 2027 because of the November 3rd election.
On Saturday, November 7,2026, Kaleem Shabazz, the President of the NAACP-Atlantic City Branch took time from his weekend to engage in a discussion with Raymond Tyler. The interview was broadcast live on FM 91.7 WLFR on the campus of Stockton University.
Over the course of an hour, Kaleem Shabazz discussed the efforts of organizations to get people registered to vote, vote early and vote by mail.
The interview began with Kaleem Shabazz discussing all the programs and events that were sponsored by The NAACP. Shabazz makes it clear that The NAACP encourages people to vote...they do not however endorse any candidates.
During the second part of our interview, Shabazz offers some frank words about the midterm elections and other issues.
In part 3 of our interview, Shabazz discusses how he views the 2026 midterms as a "NO" to Project 2025 and a win for minorities including women, Muslims, and Black people.
The interview wrapped up with us asking about The NAACP's Atlantic City Branch and his perspective on whether Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies should be brought back as leadership for the Democrats in 2027. We also asked him if Democrats would be blamed for the radical changes in health care that The Republican Party passed.
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