Tag: politics
Georgia Democrats Warnock and Ossoff win, will flip the U.S. Senate
The victory for both Warnock and Ossoff will lead to a 50-50 split for U.S. Senate control. With Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker, the Democrats will gain control of the Senate.
Yes, it’s legal to record a phone call in Georgia without telling the other person
Donald Trump’s hour-long chat with Brad Raffensperger highlighted a detail in Georgia law. Let's learn about the “single-party consent” law.
A new podcast explains Georgia’s current political climate by those who know it best: actual Georgians
Now that Georgia has captivated national attention, who better to explain this political phenomenon than the residents and journalists who have been living and working here? That was the primary goal of Gaining Ground: The New Georgia, a five-part podcast hosted by Atlanta natives Rembert Browne and Jewel Wicker.
Blaire Erskine is not a politician’s daughter. Or the Costco guy’s wife.
Atlanta comedian Blaire Erskine discusses becoming internet famous for her deadpan spoofs of 2020 tropes
Georgia’s Republican election officials earn plenty of attention for their anger over baseless voter fraud claims, but little action from those they criticize
Gabriel Sterling, the state's voting system implementation manager, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have both made national headlines and earned social media fame as they've spoken against their own party's unfounded claims of voter fraud. But nothing has changed for the people they criticize.
What it was like in Clayton County’s elections “Bunker” the night Georgia began to turn blue
"The most disturbing thing about witnessing the ballot count in Clayton County was the optics," says reporter Robin Kemp.
How to vote in Georgia’s Senate runoff: registration deadlines, requesting absentee ballots, and more
Can I still register to vote in the January 5 Georgia Senate runoff? How do I request an absentee ballot for the Senate runoff? Find out what you need to know to get prepared for the runoff the entire country is talking about.
Georgia goes blue for the first time since 1992
It's been 28 years since Georgia elected a Democratic president (Bill Clinton in 1992), something that has only happened three times in recent history.
What’s going on with Georgia’s tally? Here are 20 tweets from 20 local journalists to help explain.
In the past 48 hours, there have been something like 1,854,865,732 tweets about what's happening with the vote in Georgia. Not all of them have been . . . accurate. So we've collected 20 tweets from 20 Georgia-based journalists who have helped all of us process the mania of the past two days.
Here are the local Georgia election results you might have missed while watching presidential returns
What happened in Georgia's U.S. Senate and House races? Plus: big Democratic wins in Gwinnett and Cobb Counties, the Georgia House minority leader loses his seat, and more election news.