we re also tracking the final day of president biden s trip to asia, including the key moments from his meeting with india s prime minister after urging him to do more to help ukraine. p ukraine. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 24th. i m jonathan lemire. polls open in just a few hours, for one of the most consequential primaries in the midterms, georgia. there are several state and congressional races on the ballot but the ones everyone will be watching are the republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and senate. and the new york times describes the background of today s races like this. georgia s got everything. disputed elections. rapid demographic change. celebrity democrats. a restrictive new voting law. and open criminal investigation into donald trump s meddling into the 2020 election. a deep urban divide. and it is a fun one. former senator david perdue whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats contr
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
a deep urban divide. and it is a fun one. former senator david perdue whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats control of congress, he s running to unseat incumbent governor brian kemp. perdue you will recall was recruited by former president trump to run against kemp as payback for trump s refusal to overturn the 2020 election result, and recent polling suggests perdue is trailing badly. in the race for secretary of state, incumbent brad raffensperger is another one of trump s major targets after the last election. he s facing congressman heist, who voted against certifying the election results on january 6th and unsurprisingly backs the big lie. and what will likely be seen as a major win for trump, republican senate candidate herschel walker looks likely to
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 congress, is running to unseat incumbent governor brian kemp. perdue was recruited by former president trump to run against kemp as payback for kemp s refusal to overturn the 2020 election results, thus cheating in the election. recent polling shows perdue is trailing badly so far, willie. arguably, as important in the state of georgia as those is the race for secretary of state. incumbent brad raffensperger, another of president trump s major targets after the last election, of course, he s facing congressman heist who voted against certifying the election results, and he backs the big lie. also, herschel walker, the football star in the state, is