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Greg Bluestein
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Husband, father, aspiring mensch. AJC politics reporter 🗞 NBC News contributor 📺 Politically Georgia podcast host 🎧 Sirius Radio 📻 Author of FLIPPED📕 Jolt Newsletter 💻
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The pardons are largely symbolic, because none of the people named are charged in federal court. And they have no impact on the Futon County racketeering case involving the 2020 vote. But they show how Trump is still fixated on his Georgia loss. #gapol
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Trump pardons 18 co-defendants charged in Georgia election case, aide says
President Donald Trump issued preemptive pardons to people charged with interfering in Georgia's 2020 election
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November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Bipartisan deal to end government shutdown tests Jon Ossoff’s resolve www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Bipartisan deal to end government shutdown tests Jon Ossoff’s resolve
The Democratic U.S. senator facing a tough reelection fight has so far voted against the deal because it would not extend health insurance subsidies.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The 33-page ruling Friday dismantles the Catoosa County GOP’s attempt to bar four Republicans from seeking local office — and it hints at the legal perils awaiting far-right leaders pushing similar loyalty tests across Georgia. #gapol
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Georgia judge rejects ‘mysterious’ GOP loyalty tests
Republican activists in rural Catoosa County wanted would-be GOP candidates to pass an ideological test before they could appear on the ballot. A judge said no.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Georgia Republicans say they’d be foolish not to heed the lessons of the PSC races, when Democrats didn’t just run up the score in liberal strongholds. They outperformed their party’s 2024 presidential vote share in all but two of Georgia’s 159 counties.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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“It was a referendum on affordability.” How Georgia’s PSC races are already changing the midterm landscape #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...
How Georgia’s PSC races are already changing the midterm landscape
Georgia Democrats relied on a message of affordability to win two PSC seats. Could the same strategy work in the midterm elections?
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November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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On the Democratic side, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms opens with 40% support among likely primary voters — a nearly 30-point advantage over her closest rival, former DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond at 11%. Four other contenders are in single digits. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Burt Jones lead in Georgia governor’s race
Georgia governor poll: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms leads Democrats and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones ahead with Republicans in race to replace incumbent Brian Kemp.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Democrats scored their first non-federal statewide wins since 2006. And party leaders can’t help but look back even further to 1992, when Republican Bobby Baker’s PSC victory signaled the GOP’s emerging power in Georgia.

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‘Landslide’ PSC sweep jolts Georgia Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms
Georgia Democrats put Republicans 'on notice' ahead of 2026 midterms with Public Service Commission wins.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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‘Landslide’ PSC sweep jolts Georgia Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms. A closer look at what it means - and what it doesn’t mean.
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‘Landslide’ PSC sweep jolts Georgia Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms
Georgia Democrats put Republicans 'on notice' ahead of 2026 midterms with Public Service Commission wins.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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With hefty leads in early returns, state and national Democrats declare victory flipping Georgia’s two Public Service Commission seats. The Democratic sweep would give the party its first statewide wins in nonfederal elections since 2006. #gapol
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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More than 1.4 million people have already cast ballots in Georgia, including at least 800,000 who voted on Election Day. It's stronger-than-expected turnout in a race that only features two statewide contests: PSC seats that Democrats aim to flip. #gapol
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5 questions about Georgia’s elections as voters head to the polls
Voters will decide two statewide races for Public Service Commission and a host of local government races across the state.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Republicans see the contests as a two-front battle: against Democrats mobilized by rising utility rates and against the surge of municipal elections in left-leaning cities, like Atlanta, that are helping drive turnout. #gapol

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Why the PSC election next month is an early test for Democratic momentum
Early voting numbers in Democratic strongholds are far outpacing those in GOP-friendly counties, and some Republicans worry about closing the gap by Election Day on Nov. 4.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Only about one-third of likely Georgia Democratic primary voters believe supporting Israel is in the U.S. national interest. It’s the latest sign of a widening internal rift more than two years after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. #gapol

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Georgia Democrats are shifting their stance on Israel, poll finds
One-third of likely Democratic primary voters say supporting Israel is in the U.S. national interest. That's down from 54% two years ago.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins holds an early advantage in the GOP race for Senate in Georgia with a 10-point lead over his nearest rival. But with nearly 40% of the likely Republican voters undecided, the contest is far from settled. #gapol

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Senate poll: Ossoff riding high in Georgia; MAGA firebrand leads GOP field
AJC poll on U.S. Senate race in Georgia shows likely Democratic voters give Jon Ossoff high marks; U.S. Rep. Mike Collins leads Republicans, over Gov. Brian Kemp's pick.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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For years, it was Republicans who questioned the integrity of Georgia’s elections. Now a growing share of Democrats are voicing doubts of their own. #gapol

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AJC poll: Georgia Democrats express growing distrust in the election system
New Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows more Democrats than Republicans are concerned about election integrity in Georgia.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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“If you do this for SNAP, what about early learning programs? What about TSA agents? What about the military, the National Guard? Where does this end?” #gapol
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‘Where does this end?’ Why Kemp opposes state bailout of food stamp program
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejects calls to tap state funds to keep food assistance flowing as federal government shutdown enters its fourth week.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Georgia isn’t redrawing districts despite Trump’s push. At least for now. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia isn’t redrawing districts despite Trump’s push. At least for now.
Georgia's Republican leaders say they will wait until the U.S. Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling before deciding whether to redraw congressional maps.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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The @ajc’s new poll of likely Democratic primary voters shows economic issues like jobs and inflation still rank as their top concerns. But “standing up to Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans” comes in a surprisingly close second. #gapol

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AJC poll says Georgia Democrats want a tougher response to Trump
The survey's responses reflect growing pressure among left-leaning voters on party officials to confront President Donald Trump more directly, in both rhetoric and policy.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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More than 1.3 million Georgians could temporarily lose access to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 1 because of the ongoing government shutdown. That's one out of every eight Georgians. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...
1 in 8 Georgians get SNAP benefits. They’ll lose them Saturday.
The latest county-level data shows more than 705,000 households across Georgia rely on the benefits each month.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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While Trump has pressed other GOP-led states to strengthen the party’s hold on Congress — including a new North Carolina map — senior Georgia Republicans say there’s no such effort underway here. At least not yet.
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Georgia isn’t redrawing districts despite Trump’s push. At least for now.
Georgia's Republican leaders say they will wait until the U.S. Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling before deciding whether to redraw congressional maps.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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It’s been nearly a year since President Donald Trump put Georgia back in his win column, and a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows his support among Republicans hasn’t budged.
Neither has the fierce opposition to him.
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AJC poll: Republican support for Trump remains strong in Georgia
The AJC's poll results are a reminder that even though Trump’s name won’t appear on the ballot in next year’s midterms, his influence shapes Georgia’s political landscape.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Donald Trump’s endorsement is powerful but limited in Georgia, poll finds
Donald Trump’s endorsement is powerful but limited in Georgia, poll finds
A significant bloc of likely Republican primary voters say Trump's endorsement matters to them. But a majority say it won't sway their decision.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Georgia Democrats are still pushing to extend expiring health insurance subsidies at the center of the shutdown. But they don’t want you to forget about the even bigger health care battle revolving around President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law.
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Jon Ossoff blames Trump as another Georgia hospital shutters some services
A Lavonia hospital is closing its labor and delivery unit today. Ossoff, running for reelection, blames the Trump administration's health care cuts.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says he is the only Democrat in the race for Georgia governor who can beat Trump’s allies. But can he win his new party’s trust? #gapol

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Geoff Duncan’s Democratic gamble in Georgia tests party loyalty
Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan’s biggest challenge might not be money or organization, but trust. Once a Republican, he's now running as a Democrat.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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The Republican race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has already taken a nasty turn. Georgia GOP chair Josh McKoon doesn’t want it to get worse. #gapol

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Josh McKoon wants GOP US Senate candidates to stop fighting one another
The Georgia Republican Party chair says the GOP should focus its attention on defeating Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM