Politically Georgia Podcast

Politically Georgia with Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy airs on your favorite podcast platform.

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

A group of metro Atlanta district attorneys just launched a challenge to a new Georgia law that could reshape politics across metro Atlanta by making it harder for Democrats to hold onto power in the state’s most populous region. #gapol

https://t.co/zCKEoEGEob

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

One of the last Kemp Republicans left standing in these statewide midterms …

https://t.co/VLmIms6ZGx

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Elsewhere, a rare Democratic split: Warnock is backing Penny Brown Reynolds in the secretary of state runoff while Abrams is supporting Dana Barrett. It’s one of the rare times the two have landed on opposite sides of a competitive statewide race. #gapol

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

An agreement halting the executions of nine Georgia inmates on death row during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t protect them anymore, the Georgia Supreme Court just ruled.

https://t.co/LkpGd7VB3e

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

Georgia Senate GOP runoff to test whether Gov. Kemp’s formula still works https://t.co/STDc1e0oUI

[Patricia Murphy @MurphyAJC]

In Kennesaw, @RickJacksonGA makes his pitch to Trump and Kemp voters. “I'm asking every conservative, every Donald Trump voter, every Brian Kemp voter, every taxpayer, every parent, every small business owner, and every Georgian who is tired of being ignored, to join us.”

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Collins argues GOP voters don’t want another electability lecture. They want a pro-Trump fighter who reflects the party’s mood and can get things done.

The runoff is a test of where Republicans are headed: Kemp-style leadership or a MAGA-driven path. https://t.co/VLmIms6ZGx

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Dooley’s argument: Republicans need more than base turnout to beat Jon Ossoff. They need a nominee who can win crossover voters who have shaped every election since 2018.

“The question is, who’s the kind of candidate who can unite the most people under his tent?” he told me.

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Derek Dooley entered Georgia’s U.S. Senate race as a political novice. Now he may be one of the last statewide and most prominent standard-bearers for the GOP’s mainstream wing. 1/ #gapol

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Tennessee cracked down on a doctor offering a controversial therapy.

So he moved 15 miles down the road to Georgia.

An @AJC investigation found Georgia has become a haven for unproven treatments, risky procedures and lax medical oversight. https://t.co/zuDfZn1nKk

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

While Republicans scrap for their party’s nominations through runoff debates and fresh infighting, Georgia Democrats are trying to make the most of their head start. #gapol

https://t.co/nsJ0g1NwZA

[Patricia Murphy @MurphyAJC]

.@Ossoff wraps in Atlanta: “Let's make sure they hear it all the way down at Mar-a-Lago that Georgia will bow to no king.”

[Patricia Murphy @MurphyAJC]

.@Ossoff goes on to his opponents Mike Collins and Derek Dooley: “They tried to run Kemp, but he refused. So we're left with the congressman, who's only a congressman because his daddy was a congressman, and the coach who was only a coach because his daddy was a coach.”

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The Jon Ossoff-Keisha Lance Bottoms alliance debuted today at a giant rally in downtown Atlanta, where the top of Georgia’s Democratic ticket united to promise to fight Trump and his policies - what Ossoff called a “national disgrace.” #gapol

[Patricia Murphy @MurphyAJC]

The next generation of Georgia Republicans’ young talent has arrived. Terrific @bluestein piece on how the next big names in Ga. Politics got where they are— and where they’re going—> https://t.co/OWsytliiqm

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Collins enters after finishing first in the primary with about 41% of the vote. But he’s also facing questions over controversial aides tied to both his campaign and congressional office, adding another layer of scrutiny heading into the debate. #gapol https://t.co/Qy7nS20U4n

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The Atlanta Press Club runoff debates kicks off today, headlined by the only televised GOP Senate showdown between Mike Collins and Derek Dooley. With just weeks until the runoff, it’s one of the last chances for voters to see the rivals face off side-by-side. 1/ #gapol

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The Atlanta police department wants to know if an officer was having sex with a federal judge in chambers.

https://t.co/FUBGFrSquI

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Georgia Republicans are cultivating a younger class of conservatives who could climb the ranks of Congress and reestablish the influence the state hasn’t enjoyed since Newt Gingrich wielded the speaker’s gavel.

There is one catch: They have to stay.

https://t.co/IWTMg47qLX

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

WASHINGTON — In Georgia Republican circles, there is one endorsement nearly as coveted as Donald Trump’s.
It belongs to a 38-year-old first-term congressman who, a decade ago, was chasing down delegates for the president’s campaign. #gapol

https://t.co/IWTMg47qLX