About this episode

The episode discusses the influence of Black women voters and the changing political landscape in Georgia.

Greg Bluestein hosts with Patricia Murphy and Tia Mitchell for a listener-driven episode on Georgia’s shifting political coalitions. They examine how Democratic and Republican bases have changed since 2020, why Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms are already campaigning in tandem, and how Black women voters continue to shape Democratic politics in Georgia. They also explain the fight over Georgia’s election “bunker,” the debate over ranked choice voting, and whether Republican runoffs could help or hurt the party heading into November. Have a question or comment for the show? Call or text the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during our next Monday Mailbag segment. You can also email your questions at PoliticallyGeorgia@ajc.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Greg Bluestein

Guests: Patricia Murphy, Tia Mitchell

Topics covered

• Georgia politics
• Black women voters
• political coalitions
• election debates
• ranked choice voting
• Republican runoffs

Keywords

• Georgia
• politics
• Black women
• Democratic party
• Republican party
• elections
• voting
• ranked choice
• coalitions

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Places: Georgia

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