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Political Breakfast from WABE

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning on thePolitical Breakfastpodcast, veteran Atlanta journalist Lisa Rayam, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, and Republican strategist Brian Robinson deliver Georgia’s best analysis of local politics with a weekly dose of informed, respectful and lively discussion.During Georgia’s state legislative session,Political Breakfastpresents the pop-up podcastGold Dome Scrambleevery Friday morning as host Lisa Rayam talks with reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali from

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23:23

Proposed city council pay raises raise eyebrows,...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/21

Hefty pay raises are being proposed for all city council members come 2026, including for the Mayoral position. The Mayor could see a salary increase from $202K to $271K, and city council members would go from roughly $72K to $127K. Republican strategist Brian Robinson, the Atlanta Civic Circle's Saba Long and host Lisa Rayam share their thoughts on those raises, and reforms that should come with them. Plus, early voting starts this Saturday for a December 3rd runoff election, to fill a vacant

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26:34

The chair of Georgia's Democratic Party plans her...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/19

On this edition of Political Breakfast, the team discusses strategy on the part of the chair of the Georgia Democratic Party as she prepares to leave the post. There was a concerted call for U.S. Representative Nikema Williams to resign after Democrats showed up poorly on November 5th. Leading the charge is U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff who is up for reelection in 2026. The Atlanta Civic Circle's Saba Long is in for Tharon Johnson this week. Saba, along with Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and

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19:43

Plugged In: Republicans take power as Democrats regroup

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/15

Every Georgia county has now certified the results of the 2024 election. Historically, this has been a relatively uncontroversial procedural step. Since 2020, that hasn't been the case. But with Donald Trump's victory in Georgia, talk of election fraud has died down. In this week's edition of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali describe how the state is grappling with the fallout of the 2024 election. Plus, Georgia Democrats assess what went wrong, Georgia

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21:05

Tumultuous time for Georgia Democrats after Harris'...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/14

The General election is over and the dust has settled. Georgia Democrats are left wondering: What happened? As they look inward and search for clarity, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam take a hard look at Democratic voter turnout in Georgia. What does the November 5th voter turnout mean for state Democrats moving forward? Plus, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis soared to re-election. But it seems, her elections interference

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22:01

Calls for the Georgia chair of the Democratic Party...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/13

On this edition of Political Breakfast, the team sorts through new developments in Georgia after the November 5th election. There are now calls for the chair of the state Democratic Party to step down after sweeping losses in the House. U.S. Representative Nikema Williams insists she can handle the job even while running for reelection. But, a major push for change is reportedly coming from U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff. Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson both

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19:08

Plugged In: Georgia’s shift right helps propel Trump...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/08

Former President Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States. Nearly 5.3 million Georgians voted, breaking the turnout record set during the 2020 election. Trump received 50.7% of Georgia's vote, turning the swing state red after President Joe Biden's victory four years ago. On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali explain how Trump won the Peach State. Plus, a look at the results of some competitive down ballot

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8:12

Donald Trump heads back into the White House, Kamala...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/06

Political Breakfast goes live with Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam just hours after the Associated Press called a presidential victory for Donald Trump. Analysts call the victory an extraordinary political comeback for Trump, a convicted felon who still stands accused of election interference in Georgia back in 2020 and for sparking the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Despite all of this, Brian and Tharon analyze how Trump

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24:52

Election Day is here in battleground Georgia

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/05

Heading into November 5th Election Day, Georgia is already on-record with over 4 million voters casting early ballots in a highly contested presidential race. However, that's not the only important contest on the ballot in Georgia. There are city, state and county offices at stake too. Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam sort through some of the other prolific races that are drawing voters to the polls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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37:15

Plugged In: Election Day is coming

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/11/01

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their closing arguments with election day less than a week away. On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali preview what to expect on election night. Plus, a look at some of the competitive state legislative races in Metro Atlanta, an examination of Trump's complicated relationship with Governor Brian Kemp and how it could shape the outcome of the election in

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01:12:39

Political Breakfast LIVE in front of Georgia voters...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/31

On this week's Political Breakfast, we're roughly a week away from Election Day, and Georgians are early-voting in record numbers according to the Secretary of State's office. Polls still indicate a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The team wanted to engage with WABE listeners and voters in-person ahead of election day. Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson Republican strategist Brian Robinson joined me in front of a WABE studio audience and addressed their

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00:32:58

ELECTION DAY COUNTDOWN IN GEORGIA

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/29

Strategists Brian Robinson and Tharon Johnson take note of some of the factors amplyfying voters in the battleground state of Georgia as election day nears.

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00:21:27

Plugged In: Concerns about political violence come...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/25

The FBI is warning that extremists with concerns about the election could turn to violence in the coming weeks. In this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali take the political temperature in Georgia.

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00:31:19

A deluge of campaign ads hit the airwaves in the...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/22

An onslaught of campaign ads hitting the airwaves in Georgia, draw party lines and amplify transgender rights and reproductive rights.

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00:20:35

Plugged In: Georgia smashes a turnout record as early...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/18

With less than three weeks to go until election day, WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss the latest election news in this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast."

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00:26:50

Last-minute Harris and Trump stumping in Georgia,...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/15

Early voting is underway in Georgia and former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are doing 11th-hour stumping here. Are their strategies turning-out voters and packing the polls? Trump is hitting the Peach State a little more aggressively in these next three weeks ahead of Election Day on November 5th. At the time of this Political Breakfast taping, Trump has three Georgia events penciled-in on his calendar: including two rallies in Duluth, and a pre-taped Fox town hall on

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00:23:41

Plugged In: Indian Americans in Georgia continue to...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/11

On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali take listeners to the Festival of India in Atlanta and discuss how Georgia's growing Indian-American community could shape local and presidential races.

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00:17:26

Trump RSVP's for Atlanta rally instead of CNN debate...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/10

Donald Trump is coming to a rally at Gas South Arena in Duluth on October 23rd, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. But opponent Vice President Kamala Harris already challenged the former president to another CNN debate that same night, taking place just miles away in Atlanta. Trump has argued it's “too late” to have another presidential debate, because Americans have already started casting their ballots ahead of the November election. Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican

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00:05:57

Kemp and Trump's political feud smoothed-over as...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/08

Both Republicans and Democrats are crossing political lines and banding together to help those devastated by Hurricane Helene. That's as another powerful Hurricane Milton already barrels towards the Florida coast, less than two weeks after Helene. Governor Brian Kemp and Donald Trump made an appearance together last week outside Augusta. Host Lisa Rayam, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican strategist Brian Robinson discuss their first appearance together in years. That comes soon

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00:08:04

Helene devastation, Harris and Trump visit Georgia,...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/04

On this week's Political Breakfast, we discuss President Joe Biden traveling to Georgia Thursday to tour areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.Vice President Kamala Harris was in Augusta Wednesday to survey damage from the storm and former President Donald Trump made a stop in Valdosta earlier this week. Thousands across the southeast are unaccounted for, and remain without power and water. Republican strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson wondered where were President

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00:30:07

Plugged In: Climate change is fueling extreme...

Political Breakfast from WABE ·

2024/10/04

Climate reporter Emily Jones and environment reporter Marisa Mecke join politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali to talk about Hurricane Helene and how climate change is making extreme weather worse in this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast."

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