Political Rewind: Saturday voting OK'd; Kemp and Walker campaign together; Trump back on Twitter

Caption

After Gov. Brian Kemp's reelection, Kemp and U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker campaigned together for the first time this election season.

Credit: Grant Blankenship / GPB News and Butch Dill / AP File Photo

The panel 

Alan Abramowitz, @AlanIAbramowitz, professor emeritus, Emory University

Andra Gillespie, @AndraGillespie, professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference

Shannon McCaffrey, @shannonajc1, political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown 

1. Fulton County judge says Georgia law does not apply to runoff elections

•  A judge on Friday said Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.
  • This upcoming Saturday is he only possibility for Saturday voting before next month’s Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

2. Gov. Brian Kemp campaigns with Herschel Walker for the first time. 

• The UGA titan campaigned with Kemp in Smyrna at Adventure Outdoors. 
  • It was the pair's first time campaigning together this cycle. 

3. Elon Musk welcomed Donald Trump back to Twitter. 

•  Trump's Twitter account has been reinstated under the social media company's owner, billionaire Elon Musk.
  • Trump was banned from Twitter and various other social media accounts after his actions during the Janaury 6th insurrection.
• Last week, the former president endorsed Walker while announcing his 2024 run for president. 

4. A deeper look into midterm voting numbers. 

• This midterm election cycle appeared to be on track to see record turnout, but fell short of 2018's historic numbers.
  • Emory's Andra Gillespie breaks down election data from her colleague Bernard Fraga.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Tamar Hallerman joins the panel.