A federal judge has ruled that a special campaign committee created by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp cannot raise money unless and until he secures his party's nomination.
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is building his campaign around Donald Trump and veering to the right as he tries to unseat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a May 24 GOP primary.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and top Republican challenger David Perdue are bickering over who was to blame for 2020 and 2021 Republican election losses in their first of three debates Sunday.
Friday on Political Rewind: We talk the latest on political advertising in Georgia's statewide races. What tone is each of the candidates striking with a month left before primaries? Meanwhile, new political forecasting paints a dreary picture for Democrats in 2022 elections. Politico's analysis labels Georgia’s Senate race a tossup.
Democrat Stacey Abrams is asking a federal judge to shut down fundraising by a committee controlled by incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that can take unlimited contributions. Abrams says it's unfair that Kemp can raise money for his committee now, but that Abrams can't raise money until after May 24 when she clinches the Democratic nomination.
A federal judge has ruled that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a new state law. That's because she is not yet her party's nominee.
When it comes to political images, seeing shouldn’t always be believing. Case in point is an image recently tweeted by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that is misleadingly presented to make his polling advantage over Republican rival David Perdue appear larger than it actually is in a hypothetical general election matchup with Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: In poll released by his supporters, Gov. Brian Kemp sees support that could boost him to his parties nomination without a runoff. Meanwhile, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker skips the debate stage, and now financial disclosures from his business dealings may be missing as well.
A trial has gotten underway in a federal lawsuit that alleges serious problems with Georgia's election system. The trial began Monday with lawyers for the plaintiffs arguing that the state has erected a series of roadblocks to voting through its policies and practices.
Monday on Political Rewind: Nonprofit Fair Fight Action's 2018 lawsuit will have its day in court this week. Plus, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation shifts the make-up of the highest court in the United States.
Friday on Political Rewind: As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Sen. Raphael Warnock noted it was Georgia voters who gave Democrats the majority in the Senate. Plus, our panel broke down the latest news about ad spending in Georgia's gubernatorial and Senate races.
Thursday on Political Rewind: Greg Bluestein spends his time at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was recently named a contributor for MSNBC. But now Bluestein has a new outlet for Georgia politics, his book Flipped: How Georgia Turned Purple and Broke the Monopoly on Republican Power.
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams has become a millionaire. A disclosure filed in March shows the candidate for governor is worth $3.17 million, thanks mostly to book and speaking income.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Sen. Jon Ossoff makes headlines for his remarks during Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmations hearings. Back stateside, voting rights groups are mounting up to defeat a new election bill. Also, Stacey Abrams files a new lawsuit over campaign finances.
