analyst. and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. white house bureau chief of my politico. and host of the circus, john heilemann. good to have you all. polls open in less than an hour in georgia, where one of the most consequential primaries of the midterms is taking place. there are several state and congressional races on the ballot, but the ones we re closely watching are the republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and senate. the new york times describes the background of today s races like this. quote, georgia s got everything. disputed elections, rapid demographic change, celebrity democrats, a restrictive new voting law, an open criminal investigation into donald trump s meddling in the 2020 election, a deep rural-urban divide and unending drama between the trump wing of the republican party and the local gop establishment. that s a lot. former senator david perdue, whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats control of
georgia since she was in high school, i believe. you know yeah, this is really painful. the other elements of that, joe, i know you noted, not just fascist but also racist. he decided to, because she d said over the weekend that people shouldn t have to work the african-americans shouldn t have to work in agriculture and hospitality to have a job in georgia, and he said, you know he decided to attack her, saying, in some twisted sense of logic, that she was somehow demeaning her own race. the notion that david perdue should have anything to say to stacey abrams about how she decides to talk about her own race is, itself not even a dog whistle. it is a blaring air horn. look, joe, i think, you know, there s never things to say here. david perdue is about to be humiliated in this race, and so is donald trump. you know, we were having a debate on set. mika, do you think trump was in bed when he made that phone call or in the bathtub, which one? maybe in a chair, robe, gettin