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Who’s voting (and where they live) – what it may be telling us already
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PLUS: debunking the right wing hyperbole: no, Atlanta didn’t “burn” in 2020.
Early midterm voting in Georgia is providing some details – including where turnout is strongest so far, where it’s exceeding 2024, where it’s lagging the 2024 pace, the demography turning out … enough, perhaps to tell us what’s expected and possible to happen when results begin coming in on Election night.
One of the key races this cycle is the race to succeed two-term governor Brian Kemp, and the narrative coming from that man while stumping for GOP nominee Rick Jackson is that “Atlanta burned” on the Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms’ watch. Not his watch as governor; just hers as mayor.
AJC op/ed writer David Plazas sets the record straight:”
Voters have a right to hold Bottoms accountable for her term as mayor, but they should do so with all the facts and without exaggeration. And the fact is, Atlanta didn’t burn in 2020.”
That said, how much blame is there for this narrative being such a strong tool for Jackson to lay at the feet of Bottoms’ Democratic primary opponents for not discussing these issues in the primary cycle?
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Ron Roberts is a Georgia-born radio veteran and host of The Ron Show, Atlanta's only progressive audio platform airing weekdays on AmericaOne Radio. With an extensive background as an FM radio program director and broadcaster skilled in audio editing, voice acting, and commercials, Ron brings nearly three decades of radio experience to his show. The show covers Atlanta, metro Atlanta, Georgia, and national politics from a unique perspective—he's a self-described "run-of-the-mill Georgia-born gay progressive cat-dad realtor & talk show host". Ron frequently welcomes guests ranging from local activists to prominent national figures, including Marianne Williamson, Rep. Nikema Williams, actor Michael Kelly, and Sen. Shea Roberts.
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