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Why Derek Dooley is trying to turn Georgia’s Senate race into a revolt against D.C. The Republican former football coach launched his first TV ad of the campaign that criticizes Congress.

Derek Dooley is trying to pull off a tricky balancing act as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate: run against Democrat Jon Ossoff while waging war on Washington itself. His first campaign ad sharpens that approach. #gapol
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Buddy Carter campaign ad ignites new GOP Senate clash Georgia's three-way Republican race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff just took one of its sharpest turns yet.

Georgia’s three-way Republican race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff just took one of its sharpest turns yet. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter rolled out a new TV ad that unloads on rival U.S. Rep. Mike Collins.
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Can Brian Kemp’s Derek Dooley gamble pay off?

The Georgia governor’s decision not to run for U.S. Senate and instead get behind the former University of Tennessee football coach has peeved some of his fellow Republicans.

Two Georgia races, one central question about Trump Show notes: Today's Politically Georgia reminds us how both parties are still orbiting Trump — just in very different ways.

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Dolezal escalates controversial ad strategy in lieutenant governor’s race After his AI-generated video portraying Muslims as "invaders" drew condemnation, Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal is out Friday with a new TV ad that goes even further.

Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal is escalating a strategy that’s already drawn bipartisan backlash — and betting the outrage will help him break through a crowded GOP race for lieutenant governor. #gapol

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Brooke Bluestein’s Biz Has a Bling - Atlanta Jewish Times This student’s success is sparkling.

Hey, I know her! My youngest daughter’s bling biz gets a *glowing* write up
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The Dalton shift? Georgia Democrats see early signs of a Latino rebound. A political shift is taking hold in one of Georgia’s fastest-growing voting blocs, driven by immigration crackdowns that have rattled Whitfield County’s Hispanic community.

“I’ve been screaming from the wilderness about this,” said a Republican Georgia lawmaker. “There’s going to be problems statewide if we don’t do a better job reaching out to Hispanic voters. We could lose every statewide race.” #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...

JD Vance couldn’t draw a big crowd in Athens While the rows of empty seats delighted President Donald Trump’s critics on social media, conservative student leaders urged against reading too much into the thin crowd.

The rows of empty seats inside Akins Ford Arena offered a stark visual: even a visit from Vice President JD Vance wasn’t enough to pack the house for a rally aimed at firing up Georgia’s next generation of MAGA voters.
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Georgia Democrats take the stage — and play it safe. Here are the takeaways. Georgia's top Democratic candidates for governor didn't take big swipes at each other during a televised debate just over a month away from the primary.

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Democrats think they’ve found a Georgia playbook. We ask if it can work. At their annual gala, Georgia Democrats rallied around a familiar but sharpened message. On today’s Politically Georgia, we dig into whether it’s enough to break the GOP’s grip on statewide power.

Democrats think they’ve found a Georgia playbook. We ask if it can work.
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Sonny Perdue announces retirement from USG Much of Perdue’s tenure has focused on affordability, graduating students and using state universities as a tool to power Georgia’s economy.

Former Gov. Sonny Perdue, the first Republican governor of Georgia since Reconstruction, just announced that he is retiring from his role as chancellor of the state’s higher education system. #gapol

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Burt Jones proposes paper ballot fallback in Georgia election mess Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is turning up the pressure in Georgia’s elections standoff — and signaling a possible way around the special-session mess.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is turning up the pressure in Georgia’s elections standoff — and signaling a possible way around the special-session mess. #gapol

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On today’s Politically Georgia, Tia Mitchell and I sat down with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear about his playbook for how Democrats can compete — and win — in red states. 🎙️Listen here: pod.link/1356662668

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff shattered Georgia’s first-quarter fundraising record, pulling in more than $14 million over the first three months of the year and entering the spring with $31 million cash on hand. #gapol
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JD Vance heads to UGA amid crucial Georgia primary stretch The Athens event is part of Turning Point USA's traveling college campus series, with Trump‑backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones also set to address students.

Vice President JD Vance is headed to the University of Georgia today as part of the White House’s effort to sell younger voters on President Donald Trump’s agenda — and to inject fresh MAGA energy into Georgia’s top races just five weeks before the primary.
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Politically Georgia: The special session nobody wants — but Georgia may need Gov.

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Republicans held on to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old seat, with Clay Fuller defeating Democrat Shawn Harris in the closely watched GA-14 runoff.

But as Patricia Murphy and Tia Mitchell discuss on today’s Politically Georgia, the story isn’t only about who won. It’s also about the margins.

The Rick Jackson-Burt Jones slugfest: Half-truths, whoppers and a lot of B.S. The Jackson and Jones campaigns seem hell-bent on destroying each other, even if it kills them both.

What do you get when you cross a billionaire with a millionaire in the Georgia GOP primary for governor?

In 2026, you get a daily, almost hourly deluge of negative TV ads, mailers and billboards‬⁩. #gapol
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At Saturday’s Democratic Party of Georgia gala, Ossoff sharpened the contrast over the Iran attacks, calling it “Donald Trump’s war” and casting 2026 as a check on Trump’s power and the economic/political costs of his agenda. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Can Georgia Democrats finally seize the moment? At last night’s Democratic gala in Atlanta, the mood was unmistakable: Democrats think the political winds may finally be at their back.

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Georgia Democrats sense a ‘huge’ midterm opening. Can they finally seize it? As they look to elect a governor, Georgia Democrats took inspiration from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday night during their annual fundraising gala.

Democrats feel they have the political wind at their back heading into the midterm. But Georgia’s history is littered with moments that felt like turning points and ended in Republican triumph. A dispatch from last night’s Democratic gala in Atlanta.
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Why the ACLU of Georgia and MAGA loyalists are both pushing for a special session in Georgia to overhaul the state's election system.

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The bipartisan push to suspend Georgia’s gas tax was a $400 million bet it would relieve pain at the pumps. A look at the numbers shows it worked … briefly. But international oil markets and the war against Iran have already wiped out most of those savings. #gapol
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Two things are true at once: The GOP staved off a humiliating defeat in deep-red terrain, with Trump-backed Clay Fuller consolidating his party’s support. But Democrats outperformed expectations on deeply hostile turf. #gapol

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Can Iran war politics move voters in Georgia’s Trumpiest district? The runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene features two military veterans with sharp differences on the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran.

The unexpectedly competitive runoff Tuesday to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s unexpired term in Georgia’s Trumpiest district features two military veterans who have sharply differing views on the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. #gapol

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