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Every Tuesday and Thursday morning on the Political Breakfast podcast, veteran Atlanta journalist Lisa Rayam, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, and Republican strategist Brian Robinson deliver Georgia’s best analysis of local politics with a weekly dose of informed, respectful and lively discussion.
During Georgia’s state legislative session, Political Breakfast presents the pop-up podcast Gold Dome Scramble every Friday morning as host Lisa Rayam talks with reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali from the WABE newsroom to break things down for our listeners — the issues being considered, and the bills getting sorted through various committees at the Georgia State Capitol.
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Voter fatigue ahead of Georgia's primary election, Biden's Morehouse speech, internal divisions at GOP Convention in Columbus
On this week's Political Breakfast, the team debates why it seems like there hasn't been a lot of fanfare leading up to Tuesday's primary election. Are Georgia voters, especially in metro Atlanta, missing all that's at-stake?
Plus, Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson and host Lisa Rayam assess Biden's Morehouse College commencement speech.
Plus, internal divisions and pro-Donald Trump energy persisted at the recent Georgia GOP Convention in Columbus. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp did not attend .. again. The gang also discusses how an activist who helped organize a 'Stop the Steal' rally that proceeded the Jan. 6 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, was just elected to the Republican National Committee.
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Plugged In: How the upcoming Georgia primary showcases Trump's influence on the modern GOP
WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss how the upcoming Georgia primary showcases former President Donald Trump's sway in the modern GOP.
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Hot take: Will Black voters resonate with Kamala Harris' outreach efforts?
On this week's second episode of Political Breakfast, the team talks about Vice President Kamala Harris playing a vital role in Joe Biden's push for a second presidential term this November.
A recent Biden/Harris campaign ad declares they're "putting the work in for Black America".
In turn, what does outreach look like on Donald Trump's side?
America's first Black VP has already come to Georgia several times this year. Recently she kicked off a swing state tour in Atlanta.
The team talks about if the Biden Administration's efforts will work, and Black voters' enthusiasm for Biden – or lack of.
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Georgia's former GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan endorses Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene's tough week in Washington
This week on Political Breakfast, we've got a full spread of politics.
Strategists Tharon Johnson and Brian Robinson join host Lisa Rayam and start with the fallout in Washington, after Georgia GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to oust fellow GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson.
It was quite a sting for Greene when the House swiftly turned down her effort to remove Johnson. Tired of chaos, many fellow Republicans, including Georgia representatives, took aim at Greene. She's still loved by Donald Trump, but has her star begun to fade?
Plus, former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan endorses Joe Biden. The team discusses what that may mean for his political future.
And former Democratic U.S. Rep. John Barrow is using abortion rights to campaign in the race for a seat on Georgia's Supreme Court. Right or wrong? Brian and Tharon share their thoughts.
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Plugged In: Trump's on the ballot this year. So are the judge and prosecutor on his Georgia case.
WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas discuss some of the major races in Georgia's May election.
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A Georgia GOP congressman says he does not tolerate discrimination, backtracks praising a campus protest at the University of Mississippi where students made racist jeers
From Emory University, to Columbia, to Ole Miss, where's the line between a peaceful protest and when demonstrations start to go south?
On this week's Political Breakfast, the gang discusses the fallout of one recent protest at the University of Mississippi.
Republican Georgia U.S. Congressman Mike Collins recently re-tweeted a controversial video on X, formerly known as Twitter, that has many crying foul.
The video of a pro-Palestinian protest and a group of mostly-white, counter-protesters at Ole Miss has circulated all over social media. One was making monkey noises and gestures at a Black student.
Collins quoted the tweet, with "Ole Miss taking care of business."
Collins later came out with a statement, saying that he does not tolerate any form of discrimination, and there seems to be potentially inappropriate behavior in the video that no one should seek to glorify.
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