Political Breakfast from WABE

Political Breakfast from WABE


Latest Episodes

Kemp-Willis face off and a dog named "Alvin"
August 24, 2022

Governor Brian Kemp and Fulton District Attorney Willis exchange words over the special grand jury investigation, and Herschel Walker calls out Senator Warnock in a new campaign ad.

How Black men vote in Georgia could change everything
August 17, 2022

Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams says if Black men vote for her, she can win the Georgia Governors race. And how are voters navigating the racial politics of having two Black men in the running for U.S. Senate in the race between Herschel Walker and Se

Gov Gavin Newsom, Georgia's Film Industry, Atlanta Crime and Mayor Andre Dickens vs. illegal guns.
August 10, 2022

Governor Gavin Newsom says HIS California is a free state--free from conservative and restrictive abortion legislation. So, Newsom says, Georgia's billion-dollar film and television industry should move there! Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens remains vigilant

Music Midtown, Stacey Abrams, and Herschel Walker
August 03, 2022

The festival organizers for Atlanta’s Music Midtown have canceled the annual event, reportedly due to Georgia’s lax gun laws. And how do Black voters see candidates Stacey Abrams and Herschel Walker as they navigate racial politics?

Fulton probe heats up & Walker teases debate with Warnock
July 27, 2022

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is finding out who she can, and cannot, subpoena as part of the 2020 election grand jury investigation, and senate candidate Herschel Walker says he’s still negotiating details for a debate with incumbent Senato

GA’s District 14, Lt. Governor’s race, and the 2020 Election Investigation
July 20, 2022

As fundraising numbers are released, we look at how much money candidates are raising and follow the latest with the Fulton County special grand jury investigation.

Georgia Advocates on Both Sides of the Abortion Issue Find Middle Ground
July 13, 2022

Political Breakfast is joined by Elizabeth Reed, Leadership Director for Georgia Life Alliance and Staci Fox, former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, to discuss how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision will be implemented in Georgia

A Post-Roe V. Wade Georgia
June 29, 2022

The Political Breakfast hosts weigh how much the Dobbs Supreme Court decision will influence Georgia politics and what it means for the upcoming election.

Timing may be everything: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testifies at the House Select Committee hearing regarding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Will this appearance boost this re-election campaign?
June 22, 2022

This week on Political Breakfast, strategists Brian Robinson and Tharon Johnson analyze Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's appearance before the US House Select committee investigating the insurrection at the nation's Capitol. How his testimony could

Think before you speak: Some Georgia candidates running for office are getting scrutinized for what they say and how they say it.
June 15, 2022

The Political Breakfast team unravels some of the so-called controversial statements made by candidates, like Stacey Abrams and Herschel Walker, who are running for key offices in Georgia