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On The Georgia Politics Podcast today, we are proud to present the second installment of our special “local history” episodes with guests from the Milton and Johns Creek Historical Societies, Joan Compton and Jeff Dufresne.

Milton and Johns Creek are two of the newest cities in the state, but certainly not lacking in rich history.

In Johns Creek, we discuss with the city’s origins as part of the sovereign Cherokee Nation until 1836 and its rich history with the Chattahoochee River and the bridges that once draped over the river. We also recount the recent work given to preserving Macedonia Cemetery, a small African-American cemetery known to be the burial place of at least two who were enslaved and others who were first and second generation descendants of slaves on local farms.

In Milton, we discuss the city’s agricultural roots, and its initial reluctance to join secession efforts during the Civil War. It was a city not known for slave holders, but for its cotton and farming communities. We discuss the impact of the boll weevil in the early 20th century, and the origins of the horse community characterization for the city in modern times.

We continue to dive into the challenges of founding and then running a local historical society, particularly in newer cities not necessarily recognized for rich histories.

If you would like to get more involved in your community, joining and volunteering with your local historical society is a great way to learn more about where you love and meet people who have shared interests.

To connect with the Johns Creek Historical Society, visit: johnscreekhistory.org

To connect with the Milton Historical Society, visit: miltonhistoricalsociety-georgia.org

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On The Georgia Politics Podcast today, we are proud to present this special “local history” episode with guests from the Roswell and Alpharetta Historical Societies, Kevin Bamford and Pat Miller.

Roswell has a long and notable history, observed today in its proud preservation of the antebellum homes of some of its founders. It also had a run in with General Sherman, during his “march to the sea”, and lost most of the workers and structures that comprised its local mill operation.

In Alpharetta, local historians have worked hard to preserve some of its older buildings and have protected some of its notable artifacts and pieces of history in a new museum at Alpharetta City Hall. Ms. Miller details the city’s origins in Milton County, the county’s subsequent bankruptcy, and the city’s blossoming into a tech hub after the creation of Georgia 400.

We also dive into the challenges of running a local historical society with a mission to preserve history for generations to come. Raising funds, finding volunteers, and most recently Covid-19, can create obstacles that motivate members to think outside the box and engage neighbors and friends.

If you would like to get more involved in your community, joining and volunteering with your local historical society is a great way to learn more about where you love and meet people who have shared interests.

To connect with the Alpharetta Historical Society, visit: aomchs.org

To connect with the Roswell Historical Society, visit: roswellhistoricalsociety.org

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And that’s a wrap, folks! On The Georgia Politics Podcast today, the panel gets together one last time in 2022 to recount the year’s biggest story lines.

From Dobbs to midterms and Gov. Kemp and Sec. Raffesnperger, relive some of the biggest moments from 2022 and the lessons learned along the way. Is money out of control in politics? If people don’t think it is, we’re not sure when they’ll ever change their minds. The red wave didn’t happen, but was it really just a matter of bad expectations setting?

As you might imagine, there are some differing opinions on how important some of these story lines really were, or why they were important, but everyone agrees that we had plenty to talk about on The Georgia Politics Podcast and that will no doubt remain the same in 2023. Thanks everyone for another great year, and we look forward to returning to your podcast feeds in 2023 for Season 4 and our legislative preview.

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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On The Georgia Politics Podcast today, we interview State Senator Elect Shawn Still and State Representative Elect Scott Hilton to learn more about their campaigns, how they won, and what post-election life has been like as they prepare for the 2023 session.

Each of these newly elected public officials are distinctive amongst the incoming class of legislators. Mr. Still will represent the only Senate District that flipped from Republican to Democrat, and Mr. Hilton is the only Republican to defeat an incumbent Democratic State Representative.

What was campaigning like in 2022? What were some common questions/concerns they encountered amongst their prospective constituents? What are they expecting in next year’s session and what will they be able to accomplish as freshmen legislators?

All that and much more on today’s special episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast.

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It's Election Eve in Georgia (again)! On The Georgia Politics Podcast, the panel takes a stab at reading into how each side is feeling about their chances.

But first, we welcome in our newest panelist, Daelen Lowry, who you may remember from our “Politics for Dummies” episode. She joins Craig on the Republican side of the coin to give her take on the day’s topics.

Those include, and are focused on the consequential and record breaking early voting numbers for the Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. Each side gives their take on what the vibe is like in their camps, and how the strategies have changed leading up to the final days of voting.

Next up, with most of the 2022 election in our rearview mirror, we begin to address the future of the democratic politics in the state. Are we in a post-Stacey Abrams Georgia? If so, what does that look like? Who leads the next iteration of democrats looking to regain control of state politics after decades in the minority?

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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On Wednesday of last week, the family of Georgia House Speaker David Ralston announced his passing at the age of 68. Everyone on the panel offers up their thoughts and memories of the late Speaker and reflect on his time in office. 

House Republicans had already nominated Jon Burns to succeed Speaker Ralston, so all signs point toward that moving forward as planned. Jan Jones of Milton would remain Speaker Pro Tempore. What can Georgians expect from a Speaker Burns? And how, if at all, will Georgia’s soon-to-be new Lieutenant Governor, Burt Jones, work with a Speaker Burns?

Next up, the so-called “Heartbeat Bill” (HB481) has been overturned by a Fulton County Judge, but the legislation is far from dead. What happens next with abortion law in Georgia?

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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On The Georgia Politics Podcast today, we kick off a special series called “Politics for Dummies” where we dive into common misconceptions or questions about how politics works in Georgia and across the country.

Craig welcomes in co-host Daelen Lowry to help kick off the series and are joined by friends of Daelen, Kenlee and Elizabeth. Together, they present questions to Craig and Daelen about politics that they think will be useful to listeners to have answered. The goal is keep the series non-partisan, informational and useful to listeners.

Topics include the structure of Georgia’s state government, the difference between primary and general elections, how to find out if you are registered to vote and what candidates will appear on your ballot, and more generally how to become a more informed and involved citizen in our electoral process.

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Welcome to this special episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast where the panel goes over the results of Tuesday night’s Midterm Elections.

In Georgia, the big takeaways are that incumbent Governor Brian has defeated Stacey Abrams in their 2018 rematch and that incumbent US Senator Raphael Warnock is headed to a December 6th runoff with challenger Herschel Walker. It also looks like Republicans will net +1 in US Congressional seats.

In other statewide races, Republicans swept the board, and successfully held their positions of power for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General and more.

For the state legislature, Democrats net +1 in the State Senate and +3 in the State House.

On the show the panel also talk about the influx of money into this year’s races, notably for Marcus Flowers, who raised over $20 million in his attempt to unseat Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who ultimately won by over 30 points. Is this further proof that money has a diminishing influence in politics, or something else?

Election day turnout was also not what many pundits expected in Georgia, and frankly, across the country, given record breaking early vote totals. What gives? And is Stacey Abrams playbook for turning out low propensity voters officially debunked, or is it still too soon to make a verdict on the strategy?

Please Go Away!, Play-Along-At-Home and more on today’s special episode!

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Today on The Georgia Politics Podcast, the panelists make 12 bold (and not so bold) predictions on what we can expect once all the votes have been counted.

You, the listeners, have been clamoring for the panelists to let you know how they think the midterms are going to turn out and so the panel is here to give the people what they’ve asked for. From ballot referendums, turnout and race results, each panelist brings 4 predictions to the show and the other panelists react.

Some of the predictions may take some time before we will know how close to reality or off base they really were, but that is just more one reason to keep listening to the show! Have predictions of your own or feedback on any of the ones made on today’s episode? Let us know!

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Professor Stone is back on The Georgia Politics Podcast to talk about the history of midterm elections.

Next week, America will decide thousands of congressional and state legislative races and Republicans are largely expected to have a good night. Craig and Professor Stone discuss how previous midterm elections, notably 1982 and 1994, shaped American politics and defined the changing landscape of American sentiment for incumbent political parties.

Clips Used in This Episode

1994 – Representative Gingrich on the Congressional Transition

2018 - Nancy Pelosi speaks after Democrats win House control

1966 – Election Shocks

1982 – Election Night Coverage on NBC

1950 – American Election Roundup

About Professor Adam Stone

Adam Stone is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Department Chair for Social Sciences at the Alpharetta Campus of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. Adam was born in San Francisco, California, and he grew up in Los Gatos, California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and earned a Master of Arts degree in Politics from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Professor Stone has followed politics since his childhood. His “first” election commentary and analysis were delivered in 1966, 56 years ago, at the age of four. He is in his thirty-first year of teaching at Perimeter College.  His areas of research and writing include the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Electoral College, Presidential Greatness, Southern Politics, and Georgia Politics. His most recent research examines U.S. Senate confirmation votes for nominees to the federal Courts of Appeals. Adam was a contestant on the Jeopardy! episode that aired on May 20, 2019.  He came in third and the game was won by “Jeopardy!” James Holtzhauer, the second greatest player in the history of the game.

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Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! We hope you are part of the 816,000 people who have already voted early. If you aren’t – go vote!

And that’s exactly where we kick off the show today. The state has already seen several turnout records in early voting this year with 816,000 people having cast their ballots already, compared to the 500,000 during the same time period in 2018. Of those who have already voted early, 16% did not vote at all in 2022. The panel discuss what these early numbers mean, and what, if any conclusion we can draw from the effects of SB 201, the voting bill that Democrats lambasted as voter suppression.

In other news, Stacey Abrams is under fire yet again for a statement she made regarding the economic impact of the Dobbs decision during an interview on MSNBC. She said, “Let's be clear. Having children is why you're worried about your price for gas. It's why you're concerned about how much food costs. For women, this is not a reductive issue. You can't divorce being forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy from the economic realities of having a child. It's important for us to be having both conversations. We don't have the luxury of reducing it or separating them out. But we also have to talk about what a governor can do: A governor can address housing prices. A governor can address the cost of education. A governor can put money in the pockets of everyday hardworking Georgians instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy." Misstatement, or did she say what she meant? The panel discuss.

Also, David Perdue emptied his campaign account this week and wrote a sizable check to Brian Kemp’s Super PAC. Is all forgiven?

Lastly, Barack Obama is coming to town! Noticeably absent is President Joe Biden. Why?

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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An ongoing storyline on The Georgia Politics Podcast is the efficacy of the modern day debate format and ways to improve them so that they give voters more useful information. Joining the panel for this special episode is Shruthi Balachander, a Georgia Secretary of State Ambassador and member of Student Leadership Johns Creek.

Georgia just saw some of its top tier candidates, most notably Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, wrap debates with the Atlanta Press Club. They stood behind podiums and answered questions from moderators in what many would describe as a traditional debate. There were no big surprises, and both candidates probably walked off the stage thinking that not much in their race has changed.

We don’t know yet how many people tuned in, but its safe to say that it will be a small number. The question is why more people don’t tune in and how do we, the public, convince more people that they should?

Shruthi recently helped Student Leadership Johns Creek put on debates for local races in the north Metro Atlanta community. She details the format they used and the process for picking questions, getting answers from candidates, and addressing issues in real time. This give much of the discussion on scalable potential fixes context.

At the end of the day, the panel concludes that there is plenty of blame to go around for debates not “working” anymore, but does offer alternatives that could reach more people and affect the outcomes of more races.

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Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! The panel talk about Herschel Walker’s latest scandal, the response, and whether THIS one will be the one that makes a difference in November.

This past Wednesday, the Daily Beast published a story saying that they had made contact with a woman who claims Herschel Walker paid her to have an abortion in 2009. The story was released on top of the pre-existing abusive history Walker his with women, and the recently revealed children that even people inside his team were not aware of.

In response to this, Christian Walker, Herschel Walker's son, who up until the latest story had been public about his support for his father’s campaign, took to social media with several posts about his father. One included “You’re not a ‘family man’ when you left us to bang a bunch of women, threatened to kill us, and had us move over 6 times in 6 months running from your violence.” In response to the story, Walker denied all allegations and claimed to have never heard of or met the woman in question. Later in the week, the Daily Beast acquired text messages shared between the woman and Walker's wife, causing Walker to change his response. The texts also lay out the relationship between Walker and his son with the same woman, which in short is complicated and distant.

The Georgia Republican Party has continued to back Walker wholeheartedly, stating on twitter that “regardless of this latest attack by liberal activists, Herschel Walker will become a Senator, and Georgians' lives will become better. Everything else is a distraction and should be treated as such.”

Next up, the Democratic Nominee for State School Superintendent, Alisha Thomas Searcy, took to Facebook recently to claim that she has been “ostracized and excluded” by the other Democrats on her ticket. Recently, at the Democratic Party convention, pictures taken of the statewide ticket notably excluded Searcy. The rift dates back to her time in the State Legislature, where she served alongside Abrams. Searcy was one of a few democratic outliers in that time who embraced Republican proposals on education to expand charter school and voucher programs. Since leaving the legislature, she has worked in a Gwinnett based Charter School operation.

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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Jumping into your podcast feeds this week with a rare Wednesday appearance, Craig is joined by Senator Mack Mattingly to provide listeners with a firsthand accounting of his colleague and the topic of our Monday special episode, Senator Bob Dole.

Senator Mattingly first met Senator Dole over 50 years ago, and recalls Senator Dole’s time in a post-Nixon Republican party and then getting picked by Ford to be his running mate, opposite a ticket that featured Georgia’s own Jimmy Carter for the Democrats.

They talk about Dole’s rise in politics after the failed run for the White House alongside Ford, which led to his being voted Senate Minority Leader in 1986, and eventually the party’s nominee for President in 1996.

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Welcome to another special “political history” episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast.

Professor Stone joins the show again, this time to discuss the life and legacy of longtime Republican Senator from Kansas and Presidential candidate, Bob Dole.

Prior to his 27 years in the Senate, Dole served in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. He was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 election.

Craig and the Professor start at the beginning, with Senator Dole’s modest upbringing and military service during World War II, and take listeners all the way through his political career, which was capped with the 1996 Republican nomination for President that he would eventually lose to incumbent Bill Clinton.

Clips used in this episode:

60 Minutes with Steve Kroft, 1993

1976 Vice Presidential debate

Senator Bob Dole farewell address

George H.W. Bush 1988 “straddle ad”

1988 campaign ad – “the difference is leadership”

1988 campaign ad – “deficit ad”

“Stop lying about my record”

The Late Show with David Letterman, 1998

About Professor Adam Stone

Adam Stone is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Department Chair for Social Sciences at the Alpharetta Campus of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. Adam was born in San Francisco, California, and he grew up in Los Gatos, California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and earned a Master of Arts degree in Politics from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Professor Stone has followed politics since his childhood. His “first” election commentary and analysis were delivered in 1966, 56 years ago, at the age of four. He is in his thirty-first year of teaching at Perimeter College.  His areas of research and writing include the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Electoral College, Presidential Greatness, Southern Politics, and Georgia Politics. His most recent research examines U.S. Senate confirmation votes for nominees to the federal Courts of Appeals. Adam was a contestant on the Jeopardy! episode that aired on May 20, 2019.  He came in third and the game was won by “Jeopardy!” James Holtzhauer, the second greatest player in the history of the game.

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Let’s catch up on the state of play this week on The Georgia Politics Podcast.

This past week Georgia voters got the results of two statewide polls, one from the AJC in partnership with UGA, and one from Marist. It’s worth noting that these two polls were VERY different in sample and result, but the panel focus on the AJC poll, what it means, and who has some catching up to do.

The panel also get into some election consequences theory on what would happen if/when Dems regain at least one of the chambers of government under the Gold Dome and wrap up with some general observations from the campaign trail.

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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On this cheeky episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast, we chat with Frederick Guy, an American living in England, on what the scene is like since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Frederick has lived in Great Britain since 1995, and has seen enough to tell us what Americans get right about the Brits, what they get wrong about Americans, and why the passing of the Queen is such a big deal over there (and why we Americans may not be able to fully grasp the milestone).

Frederick also touches on more broadly what life is like there and what he, as an American, was surprised about when he moved over there, and what he misses most about the States.

As most of you are aware, there has been wall to wall coverage of the passing of the Queen, and we thought we would give our own #gapol twist on acknowledging her passing and recognizing the legacy she leaves behind.

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Kicking off The Georgia Politics Podcast today, the panel discuss the potential Warnock/Walker Senate debate(s). Senator Warnock has agreed to Walker’s preferred Savannah Debate on the condition that there be a second event next month and that the topics not be provided in advance. How much, if at all, would the debates make a difference? Who is winning the debate about the debates?

In a bit of a Candidate Corner segment, the Libertarian candidate for Georgia Governor has challenged the constitutionality of leadership committees and Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan refuses to endorse the man looking to succeed him, Burt Jones.

And is Stacey Abrams’ campaign for Governor in trouble? Well, the New York Times seems to think so. The panel discuss the scathing article that was published over the weekend calling into questions the likelihood of her November election and hints at “Democrats in disarray.” But are they?

And finally, the Atlanta Medical Center announced that it plans to close its doors in November and Grady seems to be in some trouble as well. What the heck happened and more importantly, how do we fix it?

Underhyped/Overhyped, Play-Along-At-Home and much, much more on today’s episode!

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It’s a mailbag episode on today’s installment of The Georgia Politics Podcast!

We appreciate all the feedback and listener questions we get from our pod peeps, so from time to time we try to spend some time on air answering some of the questions you all send our way. We got some great one this episode, as we touch on the status of the PSC elections, the Fulton County investigation of Donald Trump, ballot referenda in Georgia and much more.

To cap the show, we play a Back-To-School edition of Play-Along-At-Home and get thoroughly embarrassed.

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Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast, where Craig and Professor Stone present Part 2 of their special on the life and legacy of Senator Ted Kennedy. The primary topic for Part 2 is the notorious Chappaquiddick episode of Kennedy’s life, how it shaped the country’s politics, and continued a Kennedy family legacy of controversy.

The Kennedys are the closest equivalent America has to political royalty. John F. Kennedy was, of course, the 35^th President of the United States and his brother Bobby Kennedy served as his Attorney General, and later as a Senator from New York and Presidential candidate. Various other Kennedys have served in other appointed and elected political positions. Ted Kennedy, the younger brother of John and Bobby, is known for his long tenure in the United States Senate, where he served from 1962 until his death in 2009.

His political and personal life was full of both promise and controversy. He was long considered the heir to the Kennedy dynasty, and then a tragic incident on Chappaquiddick Island left 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne dead after a car driven by Kennedy crashed into the Poucha Pond. Kennedy survived.

Clips used in this episode:

1969 ABC News report on Ted Kennedy's accident at Chappaquiddick Island

Edward J. McCormack Jr. debates Ted Kennedy for the Senate seat vacated by John F. Kennedy.

“Robert Bork’s America” speech by Ted Kennedy

Mitt Romney and Ted Kennedy United States Senate debate

Face the Nation: Senators look back at Ted Kennedy’s legacy

About Professor Adam Stone

Adam Stone is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Department Chair for Social Sciences at the Alpharetta Campus of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. Adam was born in San Francisco, California, and he grew up in Los Gatos, California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and earned a Master of Arts degree in Politics from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Professor Stone has followed politics since his childhood. His “first” election commentary and analysis were delivered in 1966, 56 years ago, at the age of four. He is in his thirty-first year of teaching at Perimeter College.  His areas of research and writing include the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Electoral College, Presidential Greatness, Southern Politics, and Georgia Politics. His most recent research examines U.S. Senate confirmation votes for nominees to the federal Courts of Appeals. Adam was a contestant on the Jeopardy! episode that aired on May 20, 2019.  He came in third and the game was won by “Jeopardy!” James Holtzhauer, the second greatest player in the history of the game.

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