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Podcast: The Democrats’ rough week

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Nov 5, 2021

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Even though it was an off-year election, it offered a lot for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution’s political insiders to learn this week. In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy examine why election night was “not great” for Democrats in Georgia and nationwide. Plus, how Gov. Brian Kemp is pushing back against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and why Kasim Reed’s comeback bid to become Atlanta’s mayor collapsed.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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