Politically Georgia Podcast

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

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

In Calhoun, Rick Jackson reiterated his promise not to seek a second term if he doesn’t slash income taxes. He also extends the pledge to healthcare.
“I will promise that we will have the most cost-effective plan of any state in the United States, or I won't run again.” #gapol

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The mother of the 8-year-old girl who was killed in 2020 in Atlanta is demanding that Rick Jackson take down a campaign ad featuring her anguished 911 call. “I was emotionally overwhelmed. Hurt. It just wasn’t OK. I felt like my pain was being used.” #gapol

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The split-screen approach in Dalton crystallized a defining question of the midterm elections: Will Trump help Republican candidates more than he hurts them? Rick Jackson and Mike Collins both have very different views of that challenge. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Trump’s return to Georgia today is one of the defining moments in the campaign, raising a bigger question that could shape the November outcome: Will Trump help Republicans more than he hurts them? #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Never a big fundraiser, Mike Collins closes the quarter with one of the smallest war chests of any Senate candidate in a competitive race in the nation. And it’s one of the thinnest campaign checkbooks at this stage in the race in recent Georgia history.
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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Just in: President Donald Trump is returning to Georgia on Friday for a campaign rally aimed at energizing the Republican ticket. #gapol https://t.co/ZtMG4RcvU8

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Sen. Ossoff campaigns in Roswell with Navy veteran Tony Kozycki, a Democratic immigration attorney challenging Republican Rep. Rich McCormick in a district that stretches from the Atlanta suburbs to the foothills of the north Georgia mountains.

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

“Look, I know that in a matter of months,” Warnock said, “I’ll be in a race.”

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The @PoliticallyGa team will be giving you live updates and analysis throughout the hourlong showdown, which begins at 7p. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

It’s almost time for the first debate between Mike Collins and Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race. The Republican is looking to make a splash, but expect Ossoff to come out swinging. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Call them the deciders. They helped reelect Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. Now they could send Democrat Jon Ossoff back to the U.S. Senate and put another Republican in Georgia’s top job. #gapol
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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Welcome to the other Atlanta. Population: about 5,400.

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

The paved road abruptly ends near a sprawling collection of rusting military vehicles off a lonely Texas highway, where a dirt trail splinters toward hundreds of acres of scrubland that have improbably been thrust into Georgia’s race for governor. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Another notable Georgia Republican is backing Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s bid for a second term. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Inside the Thune-Kemp event for Mike Collins that some attendees said felt like a fundraiser mixed with a rescue mission. Collins raised about $400k from the Atlanta gathering last night. #gapol https://t.co/Kuk4EM8JAk

[Patricia Murphy @MurphyAJC]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune stumping in Georgia for Rep. Mike Collins as Collins looks for a boost in his race against Sen. Jon Ossoff. “I'm here to support Mike Collins for the United States Senate…Ossoff is using Georgia to set up a run for national office and I think that’s pretty clear to everybody.”

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

New Engagement PAC just launched a seven-figure campaign tying Collins and Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson to President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

When Gov. Brian Kemp and Senate Majority Leader John Thune headline a fundraiser Thursday for Mike Collins, the closed-door gathering will carry stakes well beyond whatever high-dollar checks are forked over to help the GOP Senate nominee that day. #gapol

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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Republican Rick Jackson has quietly dropped two campaign lawsuits filed against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones during their bitter primary fight as he seeks his former rival’s endorsement for governor. #gapol
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[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

“If you think it’s a slam dunk for Democrats, think again,” said Rick Dent, a political strategist who has worked for Democrats and Republicans.

“That makes metro Atlanta and its suburbs the ultimate political battleground in Georgia, where neither party can take the region, or its voters, for granted.”

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