Gov. Brian Kemp, fresh from a reelection victory, testifies today in the Fulton County probe into election interference.

Gov. Brian Kemp, fresh from a reelection victory, testifies today in the Fulton County probe into election interference.

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The panel: 

Adam Van Brimmer, @adamvanbrimmer, editor-In-chief of the opinion page, Savannah Morning News

Donna Lowry, @donnalowrynews, host, GPB-TV’s Lawmakers

Meg Kinnard, @MegKinnardAP, political and legal affairs reporter, Associated Press

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

 

The breakdown:

1. Gov. Kemp testifies in Fulton probe about interference in the 2020 election. 

  • Kemp's testimony comes after winning his reelection bid last week.
  • Unlike other high-profile witnesses, Kemp is not a target in the probe which centers on if Donald Trump interfered with the 2020 elections.
  • In the same Fulton County probe, Sen. Lindsey Graham has lost all his appeals to avoid testifying. 

2. Red wave ends in Arizona as Trump-backed Kari Lake loses her bid for governor. 

  • Lake, a former news anchor, lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
    • Hobbs is Arizona's current secretary of state. 
  • The loss comes as it's widely reported that Trump may announce his 2024 bid tonight. 
  • Meg Kinnard explains how the Associated Press called this race. 

LISTEN: Meg Kinnard speaks on Maricopa County in Arizona.

 

3. Trump's 2024 announcement could affect the Senate runoff. 

  • The 45th president has signaled he'll make a big announcement at Mar-a-Lago tonight. 
  • Adam Van Brimmer speaks about how Trump's announcement could influence Georgia's runoff and energize voters as control of the Senate is already decided.

LISTEN: Adam Van Brimmer speaks on Trump's alliances.

 

4. Sen. Raphael Warnock is challenging the state's Saturday voting block.

  • The Georgia Democratic Party and Warnock's campaign filed suit against the state of Georgia to allow Saturday voting ahead of the Senate runoff.
  • A 2016 state law banned Saturday voting within two days of a state or national holiday.
    • With a shortened runoff schedule, voters can't go to the polls after the Thanksgiving holiday and the Friday state holiday, formerly known as Robert E. Lee Day.

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Emory's Andra Gillespie and the AJC's Greg Bluestein join us. 

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