Politically Georgia AJC Podcasts

On today’s episode of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut, Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell talk to Congresswoman Lucy McBath about how she has once again thwarted Republican lawmakers’ efforts to draw district lines that make it difficult for her to win re-election. McBath made it clear on today’s show she’s open to a possible run for governor in 2028.

We also hear from UGA political science professor Audrey Haynes for a discussion on the  political news of the day, including Governor Brian Kemp’s ongoing effort to expand his political base nationally, including a decision to attend the Republican convention this summer.  Plus, is the Katy Stamper, who won the Democratic nomination for the 3rd District congressional seat a true Democrat?

Links to today’s topics
Brian Kemp plots steps that could determine his political future
Democratic candidate for congress has history of supporting Republicans

Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. 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 McWiliams 
Editor- Matt Owen
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Over the weekend, the Libertarian Party nominated Atlanta’s Chase Oliver to be the Party’s candidate for president. On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Patricia Murphy, Bill Nigut and Tia Mitchell are joined by Oliver as he discusses his platform and the chaotic Libertarian Party convention that featured a speech by Donald Trump, who was loudly booed by delegates and guests. 
 
We also hear from AJC politics reporter Shannon McCaffery who updates us on the ongoing court hearings and the flurry of current legal filings in the Fulton County Trump election conspiracy case.  
 
Plus, was Rep. Teri Anulewicz’s upset loss a result of a sexist campaign against her? Patricia Murphy digs deeper into her most recent AJC column.


Links to today’s topics:
Court of appeals to consider Fani Willis removal from Trump election conspiracy case 
Fulton DA files her own appeal in election conspiracy case 
Trump Georgia defendants push 2020 election fraud claims 
Atlanta's Chase Oliver wins Libertarian Party presidential nomination 
Did a sexist mailer defeat Rep. Teri Anulewicz in Georgia house race? 

Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. 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 McWiliams  
Editor- Matt Owen 
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In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, host Bill Nigut walks AJC editorial cartoonist through his remarkable career, from selling insurance door-to-door to his long tenure at the AJC, where he’s won two Pulitzer Prizes for his exceptional work.
 
Link to topics
Recent Luckovich cartoons
The Luckovich portfolio of cartoons that won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize
The Luckovich cartoon portfolio that won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize

Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode. 
 
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In the episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Tia Mitchell and Bill Nigut share the mic with retired AJC Political Insider Jim Galloway.  You’ll hear from Quentin Fulks, the Georgia native who is President Biden’s principal deputy national campaign manager. He’ll explain why he thinks for President Donald Trump is “unpalatable” to many Republican voters.

Later, now that Nikki Haley has said she’ll vote for Donald Trump, the podcast welcomes her national campaign co-chairman Eric Tanenblatt to get his views on whether Haley supporters will now switch their own votes to Trump.

Plus, Tia, Bill and Jim answer questions from the listener mailbag and then give their picks for who’s up and who’s down this week.

Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode. 

 
Link to topics
NYTimes poll: Is Biden really trailing by double digits in Georgia?
Will Haley supporters now vote for Trump?
Quentin Fulkes brings swing state insight to Biden campaign
Quentin Fulkes biography
 
   
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Most political observers agree that the defeat of veteran Democratic state lawmaker Teri Anulewicz was the biggest surprise of the primary elections this week. Anulewicz joins the podcast to discuss how she believes she was upset by a virtually unknown challenger and what she sees as her future in politics. She also describes how difficult she found the most recent session of the Georgia legislature to be given the flurry of partisan politics. 
 
Then, with the economy a major factor in voters’ decisions in the upcoming election, The AJC’s senior economics writer, Michael Kanell, and editor, Scott Trubey join the show. They brush aside campaign rhetoric and examine facts about where our economy stands now and where it appears to be headed in the months ahead. 
 
Plus, Bluestein and Nigut look at Nikki Haley’s cautious statement on why she’ll vote for Donald Trump. 
 
Link to topics 
Veteran lawmaker Teri Anulewicz loses in major upset 
Inflation in Atlanta and nation eases 
metro Atlanta gas prices dip as summer season travel season begins 
Georgia jobs for April: good growth but hospitality industry lags 
Haley backs Trump. Will her Georgia supporters follow her lead? 

Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour
Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. 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 McWiliams  
Editor- Devan Kortan
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State Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson beat back an aggressive challenge to his seat on the bench by John Barrow, who ran on a pledge to restore abortion rights in Georgia. Pinson won the race by 10 points. What do the results say about abortion as an issue for the state’s voters? How much did incumbency play into Pinson’s victory? In a conversation with Tia, Greg, and Bill, Pinson said, “Georgia is not ready to have and does not want a politicized judiciary like we’ve seen in a lot of these other states.” 
 
Then, the two big names in the Donald Trump election conspiracy case – Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee – cruised to easy victories. 
 
Plus, Veteran legislator Teri Anulewicz loses in the biggest upset of the day to challenger Gabriel Sanchez in his first race for public office. 
 
Links to topics 
Justice Pinson on his double-digit victory 
Trump trial stars cruise to easy wins 
Veteran lawmaker Teri Anulewicz loses in major upset 
Georgia congressional incumbents win handily 
 
Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. 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 McWiliams  
Editor- Matt Owen 
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