Political Breakfast from WABE

Heading into November 5th Election Day, Georgia is already on-record with over 4 million voters casting early ballots in a highly contested presidential race.

However, that's not the only important contest on the ballot in Georgia. There are city, state and county offices at stake too.

Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam sort through some of the other prolific races that are drawing voters to the polls.

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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their closing arguments with election day less than a week away. On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali preview what to expect on election night.

Plus, a look at some of the competitive state legislative races in Metro Atlanta, an examination of Trump's complicated relationship with Governor Brian Kemp and how it could shape the outcome of the election in Georgia and we hear from some local voters.

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On this week's Political Breakfast, we're roughly a week away from Election Day, and Georgians are early-voting in record numbers according to the Secretary of State's office. 

Polls still indicate a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

The team wanted to engage with WABE listeners and voters in-person ahead of election day.

Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson Republican strategist Brian Robinson joined me in front of a WABE studio audience and addressed their questions. 

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On this edition of Political Breakfast, Host Lisa Rayam asks Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson to share thoughts on the 11th hour of presidential campaigning in Georgia. A small swath of undecideds are at stake. Both flesh out their respective party's strategies to get those still "up in the air" to the polls.

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The FBI is warning that extremists with concerns about the election could turn to violence in the coming weeks.

In this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali take the political temperature in Georgia.

Plus, former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama return to Atlanta and an explanation of those wordy and confusing ballot measures dealing with taxes.

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On this episode of Political Breakfast, we talk about Campaign ads. The GOP ads on transgender rights seem to be dominating the airwaves leading up to the November 5th election.  While the the Democratic Party continues to focus on reproductive rights.....how is all of this factoring into a very tight race in Georgia? The Political Breakfast team talks about how the strategy plays out as Georgians head to the polls. Executive Director of the Atlanta Civic Circle Saba Long is in for Tharon Johnson this week and joins Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Host Lisa Rayam.

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Early voting is now underway in Georgia and over 300,000 voters showed up on the first day, more than doubling the previous record set in 2020.

With less than three weeks to go until election day, WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss the latest election news in this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast."

Plus, two Georgia judges have undercut a series of controversial rules passed by the State Election Board. The rulings amounted to a rebuke of the board's Republican-majority, which has been praised by former President Donald Trump, and brought relief to election officials worried about the last-minute changes.

And in Sumter County, 100 year-old former President Jimmy Carter has voted by mail for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Early voting is underway in Georgia and former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are doing 11th-hour stumping here. Are their strategies turning-out voters and packing the polls? 

Trump is hitting the Peach State a little more aggressively in these next three weeks ahead of Election Day on November 5th. 

At the time of this Political Breakfast taping, Trump has three Georgia events penciled-in on his calendar: including two rallies in Duluth, and a pre-taped Fox town hall on women's issues, with an all-female audience. 

Harris is set to come to Atlanta this weekend.

Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam discuss, are these strategies impacting voters' enthusiasm and turnout? Plus, the gang gives and update on voter demographics, and what swaths are still up for grabs in Georgia. 

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Georgia's growing Indian-American community is getting more politically involved, both as voters and as candidates.

On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali take listeners to the Festival of India in Atlanta and discuss how this community could shape local and presidential races in Georgia.

Plus, more drama with the State Election Board and actress and Smyrna native Julia Roberts campaigns for Vice President Kamala Harris in Canton.

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Donald Trump is coming to a rally at Gas South Arena in Duluth on October 23rd, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. But opponent Vice President Kamala Harris already challenged the former president to another CNN debate that same night, taking place just miles away in Atlanta. 

Trump has argued it's “too late” to have another presidential debate, because Americans have already started casting their ballots ahead of the November election.

Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican strategist Brian Robinson discussed how this strategy appears to Georgia voters.

Plus, what October, eleventh-hour campaign stumping surprises do both candidates have in store?

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