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    The Long Game

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Not a full ‘Cup’ in ATL or elsewhere yet | Nabilah may gain, but will it cost her party & constituents?

todayJune 16, 2026

Background

World Cup hype is being met with hoteliers being ⁠less-than-impressed with bookings⁠. Last summer, ⁠Beyonce’ and baseball’s All-Star game⁠ seemed to outpace FIFA’s marquee event, in Atlanta bookings. This ⁠isn’t just an Atlanta malaise⁠, either. Who’s to blame? A global economy stunted by war?⁠ ICE presence dampening spirits⁠ in the Latino community? Maybe it’s some combination of events, but it’s hard to escape the ⁠ambivalence, writes the AJC’s Ken Seguira⁠.

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With all the gaudiness of the UFC / Motorcross events at the White House, it’s also kind of humorous that ⁠investigators are literally combing Washington Mall grass⁠ to figure out who’s responsible for the appearance of the numbers 8,6, 4 and 7 in the grass.

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High-profile GOP run-offs are giving⁠ an alarming edge to Republicans in Senate district 7⁠ where the former Senator – Nabilah Parkes – exited early to make an 11th hour run for the nomination to be her party’s lieutenant governor nominee. With Democrats needing every vote in a looming special session where new legislative maps will drawn and voted on. While the pivot may pay off for Parkes, it may have cost her party a Senate seat until next January, and through this pivotal special session.

Written by: Ron Roberts

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