Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal fights back tears while delivering the State of the State address on the House floor as Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, right, and House Speaker David Ralston look on at the state Capitol in Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal fights back tears while delivering the State of the State address on the House floor as Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, right, and House Speaker David Ralston look on at the state Capitol in Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.

On this edition of Political Rewind, Governor Deal picks a candidate to support in the GOP race to replace him.  We’ll discuss why he made the decision he did. 

Meanwhile, a major business media outlet downgrades Georgia as a top place to do business.  We’ll tell you why.  Plus, our panel weighs in on the Trump-Putin meeting in Helsinki, Finland.

 

Panelists:

AJC Lead Political Writer Jim Galloway

Republican Strategist Heath Garrett

AJC Washington Correspondent Tamar Hallerman

Democratic Insider Tharon Johnson

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