joe highs who fully embraced trump s false claims and objected to georgia s electoral votes being counted for biden. an office that would be responsible for certifying election results in a state incredibly rushl in in 2020, th implications of today s primary will tell us what we need to know about any close race here in 2024. joining me now, darren johnson, southern regional director for the obama campaign and a democratic strategist and doug richards, a reporter in atlanta. let s just say, there s a rematch between biden and trump in 2024, or a republican who believes the big lie. can you overstate the importance of what happens in the secretary of state race here? the secretary of state race here in georgia is one to watch. while the governor s race is
voters believe this truly is a consequential election, chris. thanks so much for that, blayne. that s an exact example of how you never know one comment, some would argue taken out of context, can suddenly become something that ends up in a tv ad. we ve already seen the response to that. let me play for you a little bit from what the response was to those remarks. take a listen. did y all see what stacey said this weekend? georgia is the worst place in the country to live. she ain t from here. let her go back where she came from. when we saw in 18 what she did, what she said, a blue wave with documented an undocumented workers. when she told black farmers you don t need to be on the farm, black workers in hospitality she is demeaning her own race when it comes to that. more people have considered those remarks to be racist. i want to get both of your takes
both sides. i respect president trump a great deal and always will. he s a good, good friend. he got behind me because he knew i m going to get the job done. at the same time he doesn t run what i do and my decision. i know for this state of georgia, for what s going on, from doing my business sessions, people need this economy to get better. they want people on the streets to have safety. that s the problem we have. we keep fighting rather than worrying about the people we re supposed to represent. do you want donald trump to come down and campaign? you know, if he want to come down, i told him he and his family can come down. president trump has always been a friend. that s what people want me to keep saying. president trump has been more than just a friend. i ve known him since 1982. i want him to come down. i want all republicans when i win this, i want all republicans to come down and campaign for me. we ve got to bring this party together.
people who moved here for all sorts of reasons, are not from this state and not as conservative as the gop base, especially women in that northern arc of atlanta suburbs. lucy mcbath flipped that district. they used to be republican strongholds, but an issue like abortion that is a live issue for many women for the first time in their lives, in their adult lives, and that s what this vote is above, that s a game-changer for sure. given all these levels matt, i ll ask you first, but if we have time, i ll go back to you, patricia. all the levels of the implications of this race, i don t think money is going to be a problem, is it? they ll vote to raise record amounts of money. you are not going to be able to turn on your tv and walk away for 30 seconds and not see a political ad? absolutely not. we ve already had an onslaught of adds from both warnock and obviously the republicans. with warnock, he s been one of the highest fund-raisers in the
restrictions georgia has in place this year. early voting numbers are way up. i ll talk to congressman williams about what s happening. a tough democratic primary between two sitting members of congress. you just heard a reference to it. you re watching special primary day coverage live from georgia only on msnbc. e from georgia only on msnbc. now through may 31st shop wayfair s memorial day sale and score big on outdoorsy furniture and decor up to 50% off. spend less on everything outdoorsy at wayfair. wayfair you ve got just what i need being connected. it s vital for every student. so for superintendent of public instruction, tony thurmond, it s a top priority. closing the digital divide, expanding internet access for low-income students and in rural areas. it s why thurmond helped deliver