Wednesday on Political Rewind: The fight to pass a federal voting rights law is now taking center stage in the U.S. Senate. Also: Gov. Kemp and David Perdue are trading charges of illegal campaign fundraising activities. Meanwhile, Stacey Abrams is expected to get an important endorsement today.
The panel:
Dr. Adrienne Jones — Political science professor, Morehouse College
Greg Bluestein — Politics reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dr. Heather Farley — Chair, Department of criminal justice, public policy and management, College of Coastal Georgia
Dr. Karen Owen — Political science professor, University of West Georgia
Timestamps
:00 - Introductions
3:19- Senate skips recess, tries to push voting rights on
12:10- A reminder of what voting rights measures plan to do
18:35- Gov. Kemp, David Perdue feud over fundraising
28:17- Gov. Kemp heads to Vegas to headline national gun show
33:59- Rivian makes headlines in The Wall-Street Journal
40:18- Arbery family on federal hate crime trial
48:00- Check in on Covid-19 cases across the state
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