Politically Georgia AJC Podcasts

It’s debate night in America. On today’s episode of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Bill Nigut discuss how they see the historic presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump shaping the next stage of the race for the White House. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a candidate for president in 2020, has insights about debating against Biden.CNN analyst Bakari Sellers offers Biden advice on how to reach out to Black voters and Rep. Steve Gooch describes Trump’s strengths among Georgia voters, offering suggestions for how the former president can broaden his coalition of voters here. 
  
  
 Links to topics 
What to watch for at historic debate 
Trump allies host Atlanta barber shop event aimed at Black voters 
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms jons Biden national campaign team 
New AJC poll shows tight race with Trump narrowly leading Biden Biden 
  
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Credits  
Executive Producer- Shane Backler  
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall  
Engineer- Shane Backler 
Editor- Devan Kortan 
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On today’s episode of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, former Republican senator Saxby Chambliss joins hosts Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Bill Nigut to discuss his participation in a bipartisan effort among key former Georgia leaders to assure voters that the 2024 election will be run fairly and honestly. The effort brings together Chambliss, former Democratic Governor Roy Barnes, former Democratic mayor Shirley Franklin and former Republican governor Nathan Deal.

Former Republican Congressman Doug Collins also joins the podcast to discuss what he thinks Donald Trump needs to do to win his debate with President Trump.

Later in the podcast, AJC politics reporter Michelle Baruchman shares the results of the new AJC poll which reveals that young voters are unhappy with both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. They tell her they wish they had a younger candidate to vote for.


Links to topics
 
Former Georgia elected leaders join forces to fight election llies
Biden, Trump set stage for likely volatile debate
Young voters no happy with presidential choices


Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour PoliticallyGeorgia Podcast Hotline at770-810-5297.We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode. 
  
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Credits 
Executive Producer- Shane Backler 
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall 
Engineer- Shane Backler
Editor- Matt Owen
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Just ahead of Thursday’s presidential debate here in Atlanta, the latest AJC presidential poll shows Donald Trump with a slight lead in Georgia.  On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy dive in and break down the numbers.

AJC columnist and former Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan joins the podcast today to talk about what President Biden must do to win Thursday night’s debate against former President Donald Trump.  
Plus, Atlanta Track Club CEO Rich Kenah talks about why so many local politicians can’t resist the Peachtree Road Race.

 
Links to today’s topics: 
AJC Poll: Trump leads Biden in Georgia ahead of first debate
Dincan: Three things Biden must do to win Thursday’s Atlanta debate
Atlanta Peachtree Roadrace 2024


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Executive Producer- Shane Backler 
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall 
Engineer- Shane Backler
Editor- Matt Owen
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It was two years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Rose vs. Wade. On today’s episode of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Tia Micthell and Greg Bluestein explain how that decision changed the landscape of abortion access here in Georgia. State Senators Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, and Ed Setzler, R-Acworth, as well as the AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu join today’s podcast. 
 
Plus, both former President Trump and President Biden have Georgia on their mind ahead of their first debate in four years. Hear how each campaign is turning up the heat here before their Thursday night showdown in Atlanta. 
 
  
Links to today’s topics:  
The state of abortion rights now in the U.S. 
Atlanta setting for Biden-Trump showdown is packed with political significance 
Grassroots organizing efforts ramp up 
 
  
Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour PoliticallyGeorgia Podcast Hotline at770-810-5297.We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.  
   
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Credits  
Executive Producer- Shane Backler  
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall  
Engineer- Shane Backler 
Editor- Matt Owen 
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Monday marks two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Patricia Murphy and Tia Mitchell are joined by Melita Easters, founding chair of the Georgia WIN List, to talk about the state of reproductive rights in Georgia. 
  
Then, South Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn previews his visit to Georgia this weekend. He will campaign on behalf of fellow Congressman Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, and focus on outreach to Black voters. 
  
Patricia and Tia also answer your questions from the listener mailbag and give their pick of the week’s winners and losers during Who’s Up and Who’s Down. 
  
   
Links to today’s topics:  
The state of abortion rights now in the US 
Georgia Supreme Court allows abortion law to stay on the books 
  
  
Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour PoliticallyGeorgia Podcast Hotline at770-810-5297.We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.  
   
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Credits  
Executive Producer- Shane Backler  
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall  
Engineer- Matt McWilliams  
Editor- Devan Kortan  
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The Georgia’s primary runoff elections now behind us. On
today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia
podcast, hosts Patricia Murphy and Tia Mitchell look at the winners and losers
of Georgia’s runoffs and talk about what it means as we head into the November
elections.
 
Republican strategist Stephen Lawson joins the podcast to discuss the
closely watched GOP races in Georgia’s 2nd and 3rd
congressional districts.  State Senator
Gloria Butler joins the program to talk about what it means that several
Democratic candidates with support from some of the party’s top leaders lost
their local races.
 
And later, our hosts discuss former special prosecutor
Nathan Wade’s recent media blitz. Some are speculating that Wade could be
seeking a TV contract, but legal experts tell the AJC that Wade’s media tour
could put what’s left of the Trump election interference case in peril, since
the Court of Appeals is scrutinizing whether his relationship with the DA
should disqualify her from the case.
 
 
Links to today’s topics:
Election runoff results
Winners and losers of Georgia’s runoff elections
Democratic leaders go bust in key local Georgia runoffs
 
 
Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour PoliticallyGeorgia
Podcast Hotline at770-810-5297.We’ll play back your question and answer it
during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.
 
Listen
and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple
Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever
you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play
Politically Georgia podcast.” 
 
Credits
Executive Producer- Shane Backler
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall
Engineer- Matt McWilliams
Editor- Devan Kortan
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