Political Rewind: Could Kemp clinch GOP nomination without runoff? Reports on Walker's finances

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Voters head to the polls last Fall, but will the status quo remain for the midterms?

Credit: Riley Bunch

The panel:

Kurt Young — Chairman, Political science department, Clark-Atlanta University

Melita Easters — Founder and executive director, Georgia WIN List

Tamar Hallerman — Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown:

1. Internal polling shows Gov. Brian Kemp winning the GOP nomination without a runoff. 

• The poll is from pro-Kemp group Hardworking Georgians.
  • Kemp leads Perdue 49% to 33%.
  • About 12% of those polled were undecided.

2. Ethics experts say Herschel Walker’s U.S. Senate financial disclosure bears further scrutiny.

• GPB News' Stephen Fowler reports that Walker list his personal net worth as between $29 million and $65 million.

  • Walker failed to disclose any sources that paid Walker more than $5,000 in 2020 and 2021.

3.  Walker also makes headlines for not showing up to the first major debate for the Republican U.S. Senate race.

• The debate was held by Republican groups in the 9th Congressional District last week. Walker was a no-show. 
  • He leads in the GOP primary by about 60%.
• Walker's opponents highlighted his absence. 

4.  What will it take to get more women to run for office in Georgia?

• Melita Easters weighs in on getting more women on the campaign trail. 

5. Judge questions Stacey Abrams' fundraising lawsuit. 

• Abrams is suing for access to a new kind of fundraising vehicle that would allow her and other top candidates to raise unlimited sums of money for her bid for Georgia governor.
  • She argued that without opponents in the primary, she is the nominee for the Democratic Party. 

Tomorrow on Political Rewind:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein joins the panel.