A lot to cover in this weekâs episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast as Preston takes a seat in the host chair while Jeffrey is out on a well deserved vacation.
Governor Brian Kemp has now officially launched his re-election campaign. What position is he starting in politically? Also, his assumed Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams has NOT announced a rematch campaign. What is she waiting for?
Also for Brian Kemp, an effort from some state Republican chapters to admonish the Governor failed (for the most part), but the AJC has reported that the GOP meetings are seeing some new faces at local meetings. So whatâs the current state of the GOP at this point given our new national leadership?
It is a jam packed show this week as the panel discusses a wide range of topics from polling results, changes to Stone Mountain, candidate updates and more.
AJC produced a poll recently that covered a wide range of topics important to Georgia, and the show kicks off discussion on the results. The polls questions dealt with topics like Major League Baseball moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia, the stateâs new elections reform bill and corporate activism.
Candidate Corner: Megan and Preston introduce the showâs new âCandidate Cornerâ segment by briefly touching on Georgia House Rep. Bee Nguyen (D) entry into the 2022 race for Secretary of State and two June special elections for a house seats in Vidalia and Cobb County.
On the show today Hans guest hosts with Preston to discussâ¦elections!
Yes, we JUST got done with the November 2020 elections and the January Senate runoffs in Georgia, but believe it or not the 2021 election cycle, and the upcoming cycle for 2022 elections, is already well under way.
This November we will see local elections being held for city council, mayoral and county commission posts all across the state. Hans and Preston discuss what listeners should expect, how things have changed since November, trends and what candidates who are still contemplating a run of their own should be considering. Hint: do it!
On the show this week the panel discuss Joe Biden s proposed American Jobs Act, its implications and potential effects for Georgia. They also touch on the President s proposed new reforms to the classifications for ghost guns.
Turning to the Gold Dome the panel recap Sine Die, what passed, what failed and what we should continue to watch for in the upcoming months.
All that and more on this weekâs episode of The Georgia Politcs Podcast.
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