Political Rewind: Georgia on pace for 2M votes; Massive campaign fundraising; Graham must testify

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Voters line up inside the Smyrna Community Center for the first day of early voting Oct. 17, 2022. By Nov. 2, nearly 2 million Georgians had voted in the midterm election.

Credit: Ross Williams / Georgia Recorder

The panel: 

Chuck Williams, @chuckwilliams, reporter, WRBL-TV Columbus

Greg Bluestein, @bluestein, political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Maya King, @mayaaking, politics reporter, The New York Times

The breakdown:

1. Georgians are on pace to break early-voting records. 

• By lunch today, more than 2 million people would have cast a ballot. 
• Georgiavotes.com reports women and seniors are the largest demographics. 
• Early voting ends Nov. 4. You can check your polling place here. 

2. Candidates report staggering fundraising totals as they cross the finish line. 

• The AJC reports Democrat Stacey Abrams collected more than $22 million over the past two months.
  • Her Republican counterpart, Gov. Brian Kemp, lagged behind Abrams, but still raised more than he did in 2018.

3. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify in Fulton probe. 

• The South Carolina U.S. senator must speak on his possible role in supporting possible illegal interference in the 2020 election by then-President Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia..
• His testimony is set for after the election, Nov. 17. 

4. Former President Trump denies attack in Nancy Pelosi's home. 

• Pelosi's home was broken into and her husband Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer.
• The 45th president and other conservative voices are denying that the attack happened, but police are condemning those conspiracy theories. 

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