2020 over and over and over again

The Georgia Politics Podcast

Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! Is it just us, or does it seem like the more things change, the more they stay the same?

A new poll published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows that at least 57% of Georgians are at least somewhat confident the presidential election will be fair and accurate. You wouldn’t know that though if you were watching this year’s legislative session.

Lawmakers recently grilled Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over QR codes on paper ballots, and they didn’t get answers they liked. Raffensperger said there is not enough time to have them removed before this year’s elections. A Senate panel OK’d Senate Bill 358 anyways, that would allow the State Election Board to investigate Raffensperger. Governor Kemp signaled he isn’t on board, but if signed into law, the bill would also remove Raffensperger as a non-voting member of the state’s election board.

Also in the legislature, the Senate passed an antisemitism bill 44-6 and it was quickly approved by the House and sent to the Governor’s desk for his approval. The bill would the measure 44-6, followed by a quick 129-5 vote in the House. The proposed law would incorporate antisemitism into the state's current hate crimes legislation which enables more severe criminal consequences for individuals found guilty of crimes motivated by prejudice.

By now you have probably heard about the blowback Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is receiving from her alleged romantic relationship with one of her prosecuting attorneys in the Donald Trump election subversion case. Preston and Craig talk about the different dynamics at play and why they think that ultimately it won’t have much of an impact on the Trump trial – but Craig suggest it may well have an impact on Willis’s future in politics.

Lastly, former President Trump won the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary. Now, the only person left standing in his way his former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Will she make it to Georgia?

All that and more on this jam packed episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast.

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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