Ron Roberts

PLUS: AJC/UGA polling shows Ossoff comfortably ahead, but not at or above 50% Georgia Republicans keep telling us Georgia's "the number one state to do business in" and yet it's also ⁠one of nine states (plus DC) that's seen job losses⁠ in the last 12 months. Well, that can't be good for the "status quo" going into a pivotal election period, no? When do we start openly wondering "when" (not […]

With apologies to Outkast, Rick Jackson can't be enthused that his tens of millions in personal funds haven't sewn up the Georgia gubernatorial race just yet, and with his opponent - Keisha Lance Bottoms - now having some coin ($10 million or so) in the closing weeks to make her case, seeing ⁠new polling that shows a dead heat⁠ has to give the ol' fella a Tums moment, no? What's […]

Atlanta-based freelance journalist Zaid Jilani penned an ⁠op-ed for the Atlanta Journal Constitution ⁠that works to dispel the 'rags to riches' mythos erected to prop up a facade of who GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson was and is. In that piece, Jilani opines that it sends the wrong message about "the American Dream." He joined me to discuss.

Donald Trump stumping in Georgia is something of a ⁠"double-edged sword"⁠ writes Patricia Murphy at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution or could be ⁠"an anchor"⁠ writes Georgia Recorder scribes Ross Williams, Ignacio Perez and Alander Rocha. Trump wants his base to vote as if he were on the ballot; ⁠Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Keisha Lance Bottoms - alongside Rev. Senator Raphael Warnock⁠ do, too. Might these midterms be where voter sentiment shows enough […]

Plus, an important down-ballot race Democrats are poised to grasp in the Georgia legislature - why it's important they do. September's inflation data shows Donald Trump has failed (again) to reign in prices for goods & services - mostly because he keeps meddling in the fossil fuel business or sabotaging it altogether by going to war with Iran. Here's the thing no one's saying (outside of me, apparently): ⁠his oil-meddling […]

If Georgia Democrats are going to flip the state Senate - and it's a daunting task given the gerrymandering - Democrats will need to win districts like SD 32. ⁠Democrat Michael Hettig⁠ is making a go of it in the Cherokee/Cobb-shared turf and I had the opportunity meet him for an extended one-on-one conversation on the issues shaping that race and are of importance for the voters he's meeting. Is […]

... though he also said in this episode that it feels like 2006, so ... He writes for The Guardian; he pens for his own Substack - ⁠The Atlanta Objective⁠ - and knows a lot of smart people to lean on for information on a whole host of issues globally to locally. He joined me Tuesday for a well-rounded discussion on the upcoming midterm elections and the impact the Trump […]

Still more to digest from the (likely only) Georgia gubernatorial debate broadcast across the state Tuesday night. There's (at least) ⁠nine lies or distortions from Rick Jackson's lips to dissect⁠, and whether it's telling supporters Brian Kemp will use the National Guard at polling places (⁠at a Jackson rally, August 13th⁠) or each candidate's roles in current or ⁠future data centers⁠, there was plenty of fodder for campaign staffers and […]

Healthcare CEO Rick Jackson and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms squared off in what may likely be their only televised (or otherwise) debate. On Wednesday, I dove into a healthy chunk of that spectacle that not many Georgians watched - especially with the Atlanta Braves on primetime TV as well in playoff action.