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After the Daily Beast reported that GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid a woman for an abortion and his son accused him on social media of being a liar, Walker said that he loved his son and denied the reporting in the Daily Beast stories. WABE has not independently verified the information. WABE's Susanna Capelouto, Rahul Bali, and Sam Gringlas talk with Emma Hurt of Axios about the repercussions for other GOP candidates in Georgia. They also discuss efforts by some groups to remove people from county voter roles and give an update on a challenge to Georgia's 6-week abortion ban in state court.

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Atlanta's suburbs have become the battleground as Republicans try to regain strength they lost in 2020. One indicator may be the split ticket voter. WABE's Susanna Capelouto, Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas are joined by Emma Hurt of Axios Atlanta. They discuss how officials are trying to get ahead of voting conspiracies for the November election and why Herschel Walker is zooming in on wedge issues like transgender sports.

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AAPI voters are credited with tipping the balance for Democrats in 2020 in Georgia, but Republicans have started to court them, too. WABE's Susanna Capelouto, Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali talk about how the parties are engaging a small, but powerful voting minority. They also discuss recent polling that shows tight races, election integrity, and UGA football.

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Abortion politics are shifting ahead of the Midterms in Georgia as Democrats are leaning into the issue and Republicans are downplaying its possible impact. WABE's Susanna Capelouto, Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas are joined by Emma Hurt of Axios to talk about what candidates are saying on the campaign trail. They also discuss tightening polls in the races for Governor and U.S. Senate, and will explain why Republicans are listed first on Georgia ballots.

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Democrats are looking for voters in rural Georgia, and Republicans are trying to regain ground in the Atlanta suburbs. Emma Hurt, Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas talk about their reporting in South Georgia and suburban Atlanta. They also have updates on the race for U.S. Senate, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams makes an appearance.

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When a major medial center in Atlanta announce this week that it has to close because it was losing too much money, Georgia's refusal to expand Medicaid was catapulted into the race for Governor between incumbent Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams. WABE's Susanna Capelouto, Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali talk about the effect the closure could have on the race. They also have an update on the Fulton County special grand jury that's investigating whether former President Trump and his allies tried to influence Georgia's 2020 election results.

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Lawyers for Governor Brian Kemp were in court this week trying to quash a subpoena to appear before a special grand jury that's investigating possible interference in Georgia's 2020 election results. WABE's Susanna Capelouto talks with politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas about the significance of the governor's possible testimony and its political implications. They also discuss a group of LGBTQ state lawmakers expressing their worries that Georgia's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage could some day be enforced.

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Georgia Democrats are looking to capitalize on the new climate and health law they call the Inflation Reduction Act. Emma Hurt with Axios Atlanta and WABE's Susanna Capelouto, Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali talk about how the law reverberates among voters. Also, Rudi Giuliani made a visit to Georgia this week to testify before a special grand jury looking into possible election interference by former President Trump and his allies. And Emma polled prominent Georgia Republicans about same sex marriage and what they would do if the Supreme Court were to send the issue back to the states as it did with abortion rights this year.

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Governor Brian Kemp and his challenger Stacey Abrams made the economy a major campaign issue this week. WABE's Susanna Capelouto talks with Rahul Bali, Sam Gringlas and Emma Hurt with Axios Atlanta about their proposals. They also check in on the race for the U.S. Senate and dissect the various court hearings that saw lawyers for Rudi Giuliani and Lindsey Graham in Georgia this week fighting subpoenas from a Fulton county special grand jury that's looking into whether former President Trump illegally tried to influence Georgia's 2020 election results.

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Topics:
1) Mayra Flores flips Democratic district in Texas special house election 51-43%
*Hispanics move away from Democrats toward Republicans in growing trend
2) Russell Fry beats Tom Rice on South Carolina House race 51-25% - Rice voted to impeach Trump
3) Nancy Mace survives challenger supported by Trump also in South Carolina
*Trump goes 1 win and 1 loss
4) Adam Laxalt wins primary in Nevada and will face Sen. Cortez Mastro in the general election
*Good opportunity for GOP pickup
5) In Georgia poll, Gov. Brian Kemp leads Stacey Abrams 50-45%
*Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock tied in Senate race
6) Democratic favorite pollster 538.com has Biden at 39.5% approval and 54% disapproval
*Only 5 out of 50 Democratic Senators support Biden to run for re-election
7) Supreme Court Security bill passes House by a huge margin and goes to Biden for his signature
*27 radical Democrats voted NO
8) McConnell to support Gun Safety Legislation to strengthen schools, add additional background checks and increased funding for mental health
*We still need to see the details of the bill
9) Tom Cotton, Mike Pompeo, Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott are laying the groundwork for a 2024 run for President
*Former VP Pence is also a likely candidate
10) More mass graves discovered in Bucha, Ukraine - Possibly up to 12K people
*Battles rage in Donbas region - Are reports of Russian troops refusing to go into battle true?
11) Putin rival Navalny moved to maximum security prison with reputation for torture

1) 60% of Americans feel uneasy over Inflation, while 69% state the Economy is bad
2) Jason Furman a top Democratic Economist in the Obama administration confirm what we have been saying for months:
*"The $1.9T spending package in Jan 2021 was much too large, the Federal Reserve was slow to react on reducing its bond buying program and the Russian invasion" He left out the Biden disastrous energy policies
**Biden economic adviser does not rule out a recession later this year of for 2023
3) Biden administration caught flat footed and needed the U.S. military to come tot he rescue by flying in Baby formula from Europe for a problem that was developing for months - Another example of a disorganized White House
4) Fighting intensifies in the Donbas region as both sides make gains and suffer losses
a. Congress and military leaders encourage the U.S. and NATO support of Ukraine with more weapons
b. Ukraine rules out ceding any territory to Russia
c. Top Russian diplomat resigns claiming lies and hatred
5) With Russia sabre rattling its nuclear capability, the military of both Russia and U.S. re-establish contact
*Military allows ABC news to film aboard the USS Maine, a nuclear carrying war ship with the capability to launch 240 weapons and strike within 100 yards accuracy anywhere in the world as a deterrent
6) As we have said for months, Ukraine and the region produces about 25-30% of the worlds wheat and 9% of corn
a. The world is staring at a food crisis in 10 weeks as Russia is blockading ports to transport the grain
b. In a stunning foolish statement, Biden official Samantha Powers says food shortages will push farmers to green energy by replacing fertilizer with natural resources
7) Americans support keeping Title 42 in place at the border by a 55-45 margin - Even many Democrats are relieved
a. The border remains a key issue which represent a stunning indictment of how poorly this administration is managing the border crisis
b. Deportations have fallen dramatically
8) Crime comes to the front pages again with a senseless random unprovoked killing of a man shot on a subway train in NYC
*suspect at large
9) Georgia primary on Tuesday with all eyes on the Republican primary for governor with Kemp leading by a wide margin
a. Democrat Stacey Abrams says Georgia is the worst state to live in - She lost last time and hopefully will lose again - Kemp leads by 5 in the polls
b. Walker leads Warnock by 4 at this early stage
10) In a Sunday interview, former Defense Secretary Bob Gates who served 6 Presidents discussed the colossal failure in the Afghanistan departure confirming the lack of supplies for troops and failure to leave 6K U.S. troops
11) Biden was in Asia over the weekend - The message to Kim "Hello" was odd at best
The message to China was a walk back on Taiwan from the White House - There is no military treaty between the U.S. and Taiwan
12) Biden approval among Independents falls to 34% in CBS poll - A new low

Topics:
1) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: "U.S. wants to see Russia weakened - We believe Ukraine can win the war with the right equipment"
a. England sends heavy weapons to Ukraine - Germany shifts policy and will now send tanks
b. Ukrainian prisoners of war being held in camps and tortured - Demands of ransom of 5K Euros
2) Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov warns of escalating the conflict with Western involvement
3) Ukraine wheat production to fall 20% risking higher prices and a global food crisis - Sunflower oil also effected
4) Biden Administration pushed Germany to delay Russian oil ban until after the mid-term election - Russian imports represent 12% of German imports
*Fearful rising oil prices would hamper Democratic candidates
5) Cedric Richmond, key Biden adviser, leaving White House for DNC - He has been very critical of the Progressive agenda
*He is a very sharp guy
6) Free speech makes a comeback - Leftists fear Musk takeover of Twitter
7) Impeachment is on the table to remove Mayorkis form Department of Homeland Security over his and the Biden Administration failures at Southern border
*Remain in Mexico policy goes to the Supreme Court
8) Trump's endorsements remain strong in most races excluding Georgia where Gov. Kemp leads by 20 over Perdue
9) In two polls, only 19% to 37% of voters want Biden to run for a second term
10) VP Harris tests positive for Covid

Topics:
1) Russia adds 7K troops as tensions escalate - Biden again claims invasion imminent
2) Clinton Spygate "Fake scandal" according to Hillary - you know she is lying
3) 3 woke school board members fired in SF
4) Quinnipiac poll: Biden approval falls to 37% Disapproval - Underwater in all public issues
5) Kemp leads Perdue in GA by 49-39%
6) Rubio leads Demmings 49-42%
7) Generic Ballot Republican leads over Democrat by 54-42
8) Democratic brand is toxic in Rural America "Hatred of Democrats"
9) BLM bails out accused attempted murderer in Louisville of Jewish Mayoral candidate
10) CA lawmakers trying to repeal Prop 47 reducing from $950 to $450 misdemeanor crime free steals
11) Chinese woman stabbed 40 times in NYC by criminal out on free bail with 3 open criminal charges

Topics:
1) Wall Street Journal Poll show cratering confidence on a majority of Key Issues - Voters favor Republicans
2) Rents are up 13.9% in a year as Inflation and Amenities drive up costs
3) Most Economists see Fed Bond buying program ending in March paving the way to raising interest rates to combat inflation
4) Cornell Professor Saule Onarouva, a radical educated in Russia and nominated for Comptroller of the Currency, withdraws her nomination after withering criticism
*Biden nominated a left wing radical to oversee bank regulation - Another sign of the far left shift in Biden's world
5) Sen. Manchin warns of Inflation and is non committal on his support of the massive Climate and Social Spending $1.75T Bill being pushed by Democrats
*"Party Line Votes almost never succeed" - in push for bi-partisanship
6) Biden digs in threatening veto of bi-partisan Senate Bill to Nullify Vaccine Mandates while Appeals Courts continue to overturn his orders
7) Crime - Dozens of Bullets fired at SUV in Brazen Assault killing a 12 year old boy in LA
*Fox Christmas tree burns in NYC, man arrested
8) Kemp - Purdue tied in race for Georgia Governor - primary bid on Republican side
9) Biden and Harris Billboard in Wisconsin - Dumb and Dumber goes viral
10) Pfizer says its booster can protect against Omicron variant

Topics:
1) Senator Bob Dole dies at 98 - A GREAT American Patriot
2) VP Harris Staff leaving due to Poor Leadership and a Toxic Work Environment - "A sinking ship"
3) Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain complains that Press Coverage of Biden is too negative - Laughable!
4) Economic News - Job growth of 210K was well below estimates of 550K however the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%
*Labor Force Participation Rate remained steady at 61.8% while those aged 24-54 work rate was 78.8%
5) Wage growth was 4.8% while Inflation is running at 6% - this eats away at the gains
6) We are still 3.9M workers below when the pandemic started
7) Former Senator David Perdue to run against Governor Brian Kemp in the Republican Primary in Georgia
8) NYC - Vaccine Mandate for Private Companies?
9) Omicron now in 17 states
10) $1.75T climate and Social Spending bill likely not to be voted on until January - Issues with SALT, Immigration and CBO Score
11) 64% of Democrats view Socialism favorably - Only 14% of Republicans - Both still approve of Capitalism by a wide margin and have over the past decade
12) NRCC expands list of Democrats targeted in 2022 to 70! Wow!