Political Breakfast from WABE

Political Breakfast from WABE


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Sine Die is Thursday, Georgia lawmakers scramble to review hundreds of bills, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers state of the city
March 26, 2024

We're two days away from Sine Die, the last day of the 2024 Georgia legislative session.It's a chaotic race to the finish where lawmakers are reviewing and voting-on hundreds of bills.Host Lisa Rayam is out this week. But Democratic Strategist Tharon

Gold Dome Scramble: Lawmakers rush to get bills through as legislative session comes to a close
March 22, 2024

With just a few days left in this year's legislative session, lawmakers are jamming through bills any way they can.

The U.S. Postal Service better have my money, package slow downs, and is the Biden campaign spending big in Georgia ahead of November?
March 21, 2024

It's time for this week's second edition of Political Breakfast, where strategists Tharon Johnson, Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam address Democrats' fears about President Joe Biden's chances in Georgia.  The Atlanta Journal Constitution published an

After judge splits Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, both still face GOP, public scrutiny in handling of Georgia election interference case
March 19, 2024

On this week's Political Breakfast, we're still seeing calls from the right for Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis to step aside from the Georgia election Interference case - even though her former special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigned from the case o

Gold Dome Scramble Update: Fani Willis can remain on Trump case, as Nathan Wade resigns
March 15, 2024

A judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could remain on the Georgia election interference case, but only if special prosecutor Nathan Wade stepped aside.

Gold Dome Scramble: GA Republicans pass public subsidies for private school tuition, blindside Democrats with move to ban puberty blockers
March 15, 2024

Georgia Republicans have passed public subsidies for private school tuition by the slimmest of margins.

Voter fatigue ahead of likely November presidential match-up between Biden versus Trump creates opportunity for 3rd-party candidate, in comes Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan
March 13, 2024

Have Donald Trump's divisive MAGA movement and Joe Biden's low approval rates driven former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan to potentially run for president?Duncan could be running for president in November under the third-party, bipartisan movement 'No

Battleground voters keep Georgia on the minds of the Biden and Trump campaigns
March 12, 2024

This week on Political Breakfast, Donald Trump and Joe Biden hosted two competing presidential campaign rallies in Georgia over the weekend.Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican Strategist Brian Robinson join host Lisa Rayam to compare th

Gold Dome Scramble: Haley, Trump's last Republican challenger, bows out ahead of GA primary
March 08, 2024

Former President Donald Trumps last Republican challenger, Nikki Haley, has bowed out of the race ahead of Georgias presidential primary on Tuesday.

Strategists Brian Robison and Tharon Johnson talk politics from the Georgia Capitol on Crossover Day
March 05, 2024

On this special edition of Political Breakfast, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic strateigst Tharon Johnson sort through some of the bills and issues that were getting tossed around on the all-important Crossover Day under the Georgia St