Political Breakfast from WABE

Political Breakfast from WABE


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Tense Trump Q&A session at National Association of Black Journalists convention, Trump and Harris fixate on Georgia
August 01, 2024

On this edition of Political Breakfast, more talk about the very fluid presidential race that's all-encompassing here in the battleground state of Georgia.Republican Strategist Brian Robinson, the Atlanta Civic Circle's Saba Long and host Lisa Rayam so

Kamala Harris touches down in Atlanta
July 30, 2024

Vice President and now-presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is coming to stump in Atlanta.It's Harris' first Georgia visit since becoming the likely Democratic nominee for president, and her 15th this year alone.The team talks a

Plugged In: Georgians react as President Biden ends his bid for reelection
July 26, 2024

WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali and photographer Matthew Pearson gauge political reactions in Georgia as President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and backed Vice President Kamala Harris in his place.

Biden passes the torch to Harris, Trump campaign strategy
July 25, 2024

On this week's live edition of Political Breakfast, it continues to be a historic week in politics.President Joe Biden officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the November presidential race, in a first farewell speech to the nation from th

Biden drops out of presidential race, VP Kamala Harris endorsed by Biden and top Democrats, GOP reactions
July 22, 2024

On this week's live edition of Political Breakfast:The team talks about what's next for both Democrats and Republicans now that President Joe Biden has dropped-out of the 2024 presidential race.Biden and top Democrats, nationally and here in Georgia,

Trump accepts official nomination at Republican National Convention
July 22, 2024

On this week's live edition of Political Breakfast, Donald Trump accepts the GOP's official nomination to run for president this November, along with his running mate, JD Vance. Plus, President Joe Biden has scaled-down appearances this week, and is rec

Republicans re-nominate Trump days after attempted assassination
July 19, 2024

WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali and education reporter Juma Sei discuss Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's pick for Vice President, the former president's complicated history with Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp and how both Repub

After a violent rally in Pennsylvania, Trump selects first-term Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance as running mate
July 16, 2024

On a special LIVE edition of Political Breakfast this week, strategists Tharon Johnson, Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam break down Donald Trump's decision to select U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate.  Vance is a 39-year-old venture capi

Kamala Harris visits Atlanta, more arrests and protests against Israel-Hamas war on Atlanta college campuses
April 30, 2024

This week on Political Breakfast, strategists Brian Robinson and Tharon Johnson talk with host Lisa Rayam about Vice President Kamala Harris' most recent visit to Atlanta. Hours before her arrival Monday the gang analyzed her timing, her target audience

Plugged In: On the right and left, activists and organizers prep for the campaign ahead
April 26, 2024

With less than 200 days until Election Day 2024, right-wing grassroots activists and progressive organizers are gearing up for the campaign ahead.