Political Rewind: A rainy election day could turn the tide in Georgia

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Inside a Polling location in Macon in 2022

Credit: Grant Blankenship / GPB News

The panel: 

Chuck Williams, @chuckwilliams, reporter, WRBL-TV

Margaret Coker, @mideastmargaret, editor-in-chief, The Current

Tanya Washington, @AskProfW, professor, Georgia State University 

Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown:

1. More than a quarter million Georgians have voted in the morning of this election. 

• Polls opened up at 7 a.m. today and close at 7 p.m.
  • You can find your polling place here. 
•  About 1.9 million votes have already been cast by mail and during early voting.
• Rain in North Georgia could discourage some turnout.  
• The outcome of today's contest will determine whether Democrats have an outright 51-49 Senate majority or control a 50-50 chamber.
  •  Vice President Kamala Harris is currently the tiebreaking vote.

2. Gov. Brian Kemp makes last-minute push for Walker, and looks ahead to his political future.

• Last month in the general election, Walker ran more than 200,000 votes behind Republican Gov. Brian Kemp
• The reelected governor has been more active with the UGA titan this election cycle.
• Kemp also recently founded a national PAC.  

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The team will have a live broadcast at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. And you can keep up with the latest election results here.