Greg Bluestein
@bluestein.bsky.social
Husband, father, aspiring mensch. AJC politics reporter 🗞 NBC News contributor 📺 Politically Georgia podcast host 🎧 Sirius Radio 📻 Author of FLIPPED📕 Jolt Newsletter 💻
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
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.
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
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
Sheryl and I started dating on this very day 24 years ago at a UGA game. Somehow she stayed with me, despite my Harricks Hounds shirt. Here we are celebrating over the weekend back at Sanford Stadium — almost a quarter-century later.
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sheryl and I started dating on this very day 24 years ago at a UGA game. Somehow she stayed with me, despite my Harricks Hounds shirt. Here we are celebrating over the weekend back at Sanford Stadium — almost a quarter-century later.
Former U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson with the line of the day: “D.C. is a hot mess. It has been for quite some time. We refer to it as puberty for grown-ups. Everybody’s emotional and nobody’s making good decisions.”
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Former U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson with the line of the day: “D.C. is a hot mess. It has been for quite some time. We refer to it as puberty for grown-ups. Everybody’s emotional and nobody’s making good decisions.”
Democratic gov contender Jason Esteves campaigns in Alpharetta with Georgia Senate contender Debra Shigley to flip a GOP-held seat in an August special election. “It’s me, the one Democrat, and six very MAGA Republicans,” Shigley says. “And we are going to take them by surprise.”
July 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Democratic gov contender Jason Esteves campaigns in Alpharetta with Georgia Senate contender Debra Shigley to flip a GOP-held seat in an August special election. “It’s me, the one Democrat, and six very MAGA Republicans,” Shigley says. “And we are going to take them by surprise.”
So long Curaçao! What a scuba trip!
May 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So long Curaçao! What a scuba trip!
A closer look at the poll results
May 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A closer look at the poll results
Gov. Brian Kemp is raising concerns about a last-minute push to limit public access to key records from state legislators and law enforcement officers that emerged this week in the General Assembly. #gapol
April 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Gov. Brian Kemp is raising concerns about a last-minute push to limit public access to key records from state legislators and law enforcement officers that emerged this week in the General Assembly. #gapol
Republican state Rep. Vance Smith breaks down in tears as he addresses the Georgia House days after he was fired from his job as CEO of the Harris County Chamber for voting against Gov. Kemp’s sweeping “tort reform” legal overhaul. #gapol
March 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Republican state Rep. Vance Smith breaks down in tears as he addresses the Georgia House days after he was fired from his job as CEO of the Harris County Chamber for voting against Gov. Kemp’s sweeping “tort reform” legal overhaul. #gapol
“It was cloaked with all of the good-sounding religious aura around it.” As Georgia Republicans reconsider a “religious liberty” measure, former Gov. Deal revisits a previous a version he vetoed almost a decade ago. #gapol
March 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“It was cloaked with all of the good-sounding religious aura around it.” As Georgia Republicans reconsider a “religious liberty” measure, former Gov. Deal revisits a previous a version he vetoed almost a decade ago. #gapol
What a race! Loved running the St. Jude Half Marathon in Washington today
March 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What a race! Loved running the St. Jude Half Marathon in Washington today
Ginny Lim didn’t set out to be an Internet sensation. But after she confronted U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick at his Roswell town hall last month, the lifelong Democrat is embracing her newfound fame. #gapol
March 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ginny Lim didn’t set out to be an Internet sensation. But after she confronted U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick at his Roswell town hall last month, the lifelong Democrat is embracing her newfound fame. #gapol
My Valentine for the last 24 years!
February 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My Valentine for the last 24 years!
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is headed to Washington today to join President Trump for the signing of an order banning transgender athletes from participating in women's school sports. The Georgia Senate is set to vote on a state version of the ban on Thursday. #gapol
February 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is headed to Washington today to join President Trump for the signing of an order banning transgender athletes from participating in women's school sports. The Georgia Senate is set to vote on a state version of the ban on Thursday. #gapol
A far-right Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.
January 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A far-right Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.
Proof that lawmakers and lobbyists (and journalists) have hearts! Proud to join the growing numbers giving blood at the Georgia Capitol today. #gapol @ruwa4georgia.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Proof that lawmakers and lobbyists (and journalists) have hearts! Proud to join the growing numbers giving blood at the Georgia Capitol today. #gapol @ruwa4georgia.bsky.social
I’ve never been prouder of my brother Max
January 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I’ve never been prouder of my brother Max
It was an honor moderating this discussion with Nancy Pelosi to close out this year’s MJCCA Book Festival!
November 18, 2024 at 12:46 PM
It was an honor moderating this discussion with Nancy Pelosi to close out this year’s MJCCA Book Festival!