Georgia politics is moving fast, and this episode covers the biggest stories shaping the state's political landscape.

Scot Turner and Buzz Brockway return after a brief hiatus to break down the tightening Georgia governor's race, including the latest AARP poll, Donald Trump's endorsement of Rick Jackson, and why both campaigns are entering a critical stretch. They also discuss the controversy surrounding Keisha Lance Bottoms' comments about Atlanta businesses hosting Republican candidates and what it says about today's political climate.

The show features a special interview with Ari Mittleman, Executive Director of Keep Our Republic, on election administration, voter confidence, election law modernization, and how Georgia compares with other battleground states.

Plus:

The upcoming Ranked Choice Voting debate between Scot Turner and Brad Carver

The new Election Equipment Specification & Standards Committee and Georgia's post-SB3EX election equipment roadmap

Why runoffs continue to create unnecessary problems, using the Congressional District 13 special election as the latest example

A look at Georgia's election audit process and what recent ballot error rates actually tell us

Whether you're a political junkie, campaign professional, or simply want a deeper understanding of Georgia politics, this episode delivers analysis, context, and a few laughs along the way.

Topics: Georgia politics, Rick Jackson, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia governor race, election integrity, ranked choice voting, SB3EX, election equipment, Keep Our Republic, Ari Mittleman, Trump endorsement, Peach Pundit Podcast.

Tony West, Georgia state director for Americans for Prosperity, fills in for Buzz Brockway to discuss economic freedom, Georgia politics, election security and the 2026 campaign.

Scot Turner and Tony examine J.C. Bradbury’s criticism of special-interest tax breaks and the exaggerated economic promises surrounding major events. They also reflect on the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s observation that there is no secret group of experts who truly controls Washington.

Other topics include:

• Burt Jones’ refusal to commit to supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson

• Shelley Wynter’s defense of Jones

• Brad Raffensperger’s framing of discrepancies involving 0.07% of hand-marked ballots

• The trade-offs between hand-marked ballots and ballot-marking devices

• Speculation surrounding President Trump’s July 16 election speech

• Whether Republicans should continue focusing on the 2020 election

• Jon Ossoff’s major fundraising advantage over Mike Collins

• Why Collins may have a harder path to victory than Rick Jackson

This episode was recorded before President Trump’s July 16 address.

Scot also previews his July 30 ranked-choice voting debate with Georgia Republican Party attorney Brad Carver.

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Scot Turner and Buzz Brockway are back with a packed Peach Pundit Podcast covering Georgia politics, the U.S. Senate race, election investigations, privacy, policing, and a Fourth of July weekend that nearly broke Delta.

The show opens with Scot’s trip to Washington, D.C. for America’s 250th birthday celebration, Buzz’s Peachtree Road Race recap, and the patriotic highs and travel-delay lows of Independence Day weekend. Then the conversation turns serious as Scot and Buzz discuss Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock finally calling on Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine U.S. Senate race after new allegations and renewed scrutiny over his Nazi tattoo.

Back in Georgia, they break down the first general-election polling in the governor’s race and U.S. Senate race, including Rick Jackson vs. Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mike Collins vs. Jon Ossoff, ticket-splitting, voter enthusiasm, and why inflation and high prices remain the dominant issue for Georgia voters.

Scot and Buzz also dig into the growing controversy over Flock cameras and automated license plate readers after a series of arrests involving law enforcement officers accused of misusing license plate data. As former co-sponsors of Georgia’s 2018 license plate reader privacy law, they debate the value of the technology, the dangers of government surveillance, and whether stronger criminal penalties and guardrails are now needed.

Then they turn to the FBI’s renewed review of Fulton County’s 2020 election records, the continuing obsession with relitigating 2020, and why the politics of election denial could hurt Republicans who need to focus on affordability, public safety, and the races actually on the ballot in November.

Finally, they discuss HB 295, a new Georgia law allowing property owners to seek compensation from local governments for certain patterns of non-enforcement and public nuisance, including illegal camping, obstruction, shoplifting, drug use, public intoxication, and other quality-of-life issues.

In this episode:

Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Graham Platner, and the Maine U.S. Senate race

Nazi tattoos, candidate scandals, and political hypocrisy

Georgia polling: Rick Jackson vs. Keisha Lance Bottoms

Georgia U.S. Senate polling: Mike Collins vs. Jon Ossoff

Inflation, health care costs, and the issues Georgia voters care about most

Flock cameras, license plate readers, and police misuse of surveillance data

Georgia’s 2018 license plate reader privacy law

The FBI, Fulton County, and the 2020 election investigation

Why relitigating 2020 could distract Republicans in 2026

HB 295 and local-government liability for non-enforcement

Fourth of July in Washington, D.C., the Peachtree Road Race, and Delta travel chaos

Peach Pundit Podcast is Georgia’s conversation about politics, elections, campaigns, public policy, and the people shaping the Peach State.

America turns 250, and Georgia politics is not taking the holiday week off.

Scot Turner and Buzz Brockway break down the latest in the Georgia governor’s race, including Rick Jackson’s push for Republican unity, the lingering divide with Burt Jones, Shelley Winter’s endorsement, and the Jackson campaign’s increasingly sharp social-media game against Keisha Lance Bottoms.

They also revisit the Georgia special session and Scot’s conversation with Lt. Gov. nominee Greg Dolezal about the election-bill compromise, Senate negotiations, and how quickly assumptions can change under the Gold Dome.

Then, the conversation turns to Jon Ossoff’s opening attack on Mike Collins over former chief of staff Brandon Phillips, whether that message will stick with voters, and the broader fight for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat.

Finally, Scot and Buzz dig into the biggest recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions through a Georgia lens: campaign-finance coordination, the future of Georgia political parties and PACs, girls’ sports and the Riley Gaines Act, absentee ballots received after Election Day, UOCAVA ballots, and the ongoing debate over birthright citizenship.

In this episode:

Rick Jackson, Burt Jones, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Georgia GOP unity

Shelley Winter endorses Rick Jackson

Greg Dolezal and the special-session election bill

Jon Ossoff’s attack on Mike Collins and Brandon Phillips

Brian Kemp’s suspensions of Georgia sheriffs

NRSC v. FEC and what it could mean for Georgia campaign finance law

The Riley Gaines Act and women’s sports

Absentee ballot deadlines, UOCAVA ballots, and election confidence

Birthright citizenship, the Fourteenth Amendment, and constitutional process

America’s 250th birthday and the Fourth of July

Peach Pundit Podcast is Georgia’s conversation about politics, elections, campaigns, public policy, and the people shaping the Peach State.

of Republican leadership at the Gold Dome is just getting started.

Scot Turner is joined by Peach Pol editorial director Maya Prabhu for a behind-the-scenes breakdown of the special session’s high drama, backroom negotiations, and occasional tomfoolery. They unpack SB 3EX, Georgia’s QR-code voting deadline, the commission tasked with developing a future voting-system recommendation, expanded risk-limiting audits, and the Senate’s surprise push for broader hand counts.

Scot and Maya also discuss Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s sharp response to claims that he caused the QR-code crisis, the political fight over local property-tax referenda, and why the relationship between the Georgia House and Senate may be in worse shape than ever.

Then they turn to the final days of Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones’s tenure: his loss to Rick Jackson, the pending Jones Petroleum lawsuit, Greg Dolezal’s role in the special-session drama, Josh McLaurin’s general-election positioning, and what Burt’s comments about a possible November redistricting session may have meant.

In this episode:

Georgia special session recap and SB 3EX

QR codes, Dominion voting machines, and the path to 2028

Hand-count recounts and risk-limiting audits

Brad Raffensperger pushes back

Greg Dolezal, Josh McLaurin, and the lieutenant governor’s race

Property taxes, local referenda, and Georgia turnout politics

Burt Jones’s final days as lieutenant governor

Redistricting, Rick Jackson, and the growing House-Senate trust problem

Peach Pundit Podcast is Georgia’s conversation about politics, elections, public policy, campaigns, and the people shaping the Peach State.

Georgia’s Republican primary runoffs are over, but the political consequences are only beginning.

Scot Turner and Buzz Brockway break down Rick Jackson’s win in the Georgia governor’s race, what Brian Kemp’s late endorsement of Burt Jones did to the final vote, and why the Georgia Republican Party now has some work to do before November. They also look at Mike Collins’s Senate victory, Donald Trump’s endorsement, Greg Dolezal, Tim Fleming, and what the new Republican ticket means for Jon Ossoff, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and the statewide races ahead.

Then, the conversation turns to the Georgia General Assembly’s special session: SB 189, the QR-code voting deadline, election administration, and why redistricting did not become part of the agenda. Finally, Scot makes the case that Georgia’s runoff system encourages expensive, divisive campaigns and explains why ranked-choice voting would change the incentives for candidates and voters alike.

In this episode:

Rick Jackson, Burt Jones, Brian Kemp, and the Georgia governor’s race

Mike Collins, Jon Ossoff, and Georgia’s U.S. Senate race

Georgia GOP unity after a bruising runoff

Greg Dolezal, Tim Fleming, and the down-ballot results

SB 189, QR codes, and Georgia election administration

Why redistricting is not happening

The case against Georgia’s runoff system

Peach Pundit Podcast is Georgia’s conversation about politics, elections, public policy, campaigns, and the people shaping the Peach State.

We took a week off because we were busy, and we thought it was a slow news week. That, however, was not the case this week. We have a agenda chock-full of news.

Topic include:

Advance In-Person Voting Is Underway for the June 16 Primary Runoff.

The tone of the Governor's runoff seems to have softened, slightly.

Jackson Ad featuring Kemp riles Team Jones

Rep Brent Cox featured in an ad attacking Jones over the property tax bill - Rep Ridley has words for him.

Trump to have telephone town hall to support Jones Thursday night.

Dueling polls: Cygnal says Jackson up 12. CivicLens, from June 1, says Jones up 9.

What we are hearing about the special session:

Why are they having a special session, anyway?

It's not a given that they redraw the maps.

Can lawmakers fix SB 189’s QR-code problem without reigniting election conspiracy politics?  

Oh yeah... property and gas taxes.

Other Items Of Interest:

Dems create false narrative about pay to play with Kemp and Dooley, as media goes all in.

Could a GOP candidate win a special election in Gwinnett's SD7?

MARTA safety becomes a statewide political issue.

Dr. Janice Johnston steps down from SEB, replaced by Carolyn Roddy. Thank you for "the peach jam and the hot pickle."

GOP Nominee to Challenge Sanford Bishop, Matt Day, threatens to drop out.

If you're not paying attention to World Cup Visitor's Twitter, you're missing out.

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Scot returned, with a vengeance. We react to yet another crazy week in Georgia politics.

Topics in the episode include:

Mike Collins had a Brandon Phillips. Will the fallout harm Collins?

Will Jackson and Jones end up debating?

Carr goes all in for Jackson. Will Raffensperger follow him?

Scot's trip to Argentina

Runoffs are stupid round up.

Special shout out to James Hall.

Buzz and Scot will be panelists at Greater Georgia's Next 250 event.

A challenge to the GAGOP ahead of November - A Scot Rant.

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Peach Pundit The Podcast: Primary Election Review w/ Cooper and Jones. by Peach Pundit with Scot Turner and Buzz Brockway

As predicted, the Governor has called a special session (DURING THE WORLD CUP)

-We got a shout out from Janice Johnston, and she is blaming the wrong person.

-Will the House and Senate agree to a QR Code Fix?

-How David Scott's Death is playing a role

-Redistricting is part of it... and how that is fueling Democrat turnout

-And the impact that might have on the State Supreme Court

The Sports Gambling industry is straight up trying to buy legislative seats, but that's not the fault of the candidates.

The Epstein Amendment is now law, so a quick update.

Dem DA's plan to sue over making their elections non partisan