Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgians showed up in droves for the first day of early voting, smashing records from 2018. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams took the debate stage together for the time in four years. Elsewhere, Herschel Walker skipped the Atlanta Press Club Debates, for a town hall with Sean Hannity.
The panel:
Andra Gillespie, @AndraGillespie, professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference, Emory University
Donna Lowry, @donnalowrynews, host, GPB-TV’s Lawmakers
Emma Hurt, @Emma_Hurt, reporter, Axios Atlanta
Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Timestamps
0:00 - Introductions
6:00 - Analyzing who's turning out to vote early.
12:00 - Recapping the debate between Gov. Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams, and Shane Hazel.
41:00 - After his Friday debate against Sen. Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker didn't appear at a second debate, instead appearing on Sean Hannity's TV show for a town hall.
51:00 - A brief update on District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into 2020 election interference.
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