A view outside the Georgia Governor's mansion

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A view outside the Georgia Governor's mansion

As Georgia's November midterm elections steadily approach, GPB's Morning Edition is taking a look at the importance of the offices on the ballot and why Georgians should turn out to vote in these races.

Powered By The People is a weekly series where GPB-Atlanta host Leah Fleming speaks with political voices from around the state to give listeners a better idea about the offices that could impact their futures.

Powered By The People: Governor

We begin the series by discussing the role of the governor, a hotly contested race between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp.

Stay tuned to GPB-Atlanta and gpbnews.org for more parts of our series running up to the November elections and beyond.

Featured in this episode of Powered By The People:

Andra Gillespie: Political Science professor at Emory University

Charles Robinson: Former editor of the Macon Telegraph