Ossoff, Runoffs, and the Road Ahead

Ossoff, Runoffs, and the Road Ahead

From Politically Georgia by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

June 10, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Jon Ossoff's response to presidential speculation and analyzes the upcoming Republican Senate runoff and governor's race dynamics.

Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy dig into Jon Ossoff's on-the-record pushback against 2028 presidential speculation, including what Patricia heard directly from the senator and why both of them think the chatter says as much about the Democratic Party's search for a leader as it does about Ossoff himself. They also size up the Republican Senate runoff, now days away, with Buddy Carter's 25 percent of the primary vote still up for grabs and both Mike Collins and Derek Dooley working to lock in his supporters before June 16th. The governor's race gets attention too, as Rick Jackson looks to consolidate Chris Carr's voters while navigating the volatility of invoking Brad Raffensperger's name with Trump still on the sidelines. 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

Hosts: Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy

Topics covered

  • Jon Ossoff
  • Republican Senate runoff
  • governor's race
  • Democratic Party leadership
  • 2028 presidential speculation

Keywords

  • Jon Ossoff
  • Republican runoff
  • Democratic Party
  • 2028 election
  • Brad Raffensperger

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Organizations: Democratic Party, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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