Tuesday on Political Rewind: The first day of early in-person voting saw record turnout. The Georgia Secretary of State's office says more than 128,500 Georgians cast their ballots on Monday. That number is far above the 90,000 who voted on the first day of early voting in 2016.
Also: Sen. David Perdue and challenger Jon Ossoff met yesterday in the first televised debate in the race for Perdue’s Senate seat. Both lobbed harsh criticism towards their opponent with just weeks to go in the contest.
Political analyst and writer Jonathan Alter is out with a new and comprehensive biography of former president Jimmy Carter. It’s called His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life. The narrative spans Carter’s childhood growing up in Georgia to his roles as the state’s governor and U.S. President, and beyond.
Alter joined Political Rewind to talk about the new book, sharing a historical and political perspective, as well as some lesser-known stories about the legendary peanut farmer-turned-president.
Friday on Political Rewind, early voting begins next week. Absentee ballot voting will no doubt play a crucial role in the upcoming election.
More than 1.5 million Georgia voters have requested an absentee ballot. We reviewed the latest data on requests.
And a pro-Trump PAC is running an ad in markets outside metro Atlanta, including in Savannah, Macon and Albany, accusing Joe Biden of being mentally unfit to be president. What does that ad tell us about the importance of Georgia as a battleground state, and campaign strategy at this point in the race?
Today on Political Rewind: A look ahead to tonight’s vice-presidential debate. Some experts are calling it the most important debate of vice presidential candidates in recent history.
Meanwhile, the contest continues in the Georgia Senate race pursued by incumbent Sen. David Perdue and Jon Ossoff. Both candidates are taking aim at undecided voters in the final weeks of the election.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: a look at the most recent developments in Georgia’s important elections this November. Our panel of political experts and insiders discusses absentee ballots and a recent Court of Appeals ruling with implications for registration deadlines.
We also review campaign messaging as candidates jostle for position with less than a month left in a full slate of Georgia races.
On a Special Edition of Political Rewind Monday, we speak with Dr. Bill Foege. He is co-chair of a panel of public health experts who have devised the distribution plan of a future COVID-19 vaccine.
For two months, the public health panel wrestled with complicated ethical and medical questions: Who will be the first to receive a limited vaccine supply? When will the vaccine be available to all, and who will pay for the protection?
Now their report has been released to the public.
Our panelists were Dr. Bill Foege and Jim Galloway, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's lead political writer.
Thursday on Political Rewind: The 2020 election comes amid shifting U.S. demographics trends. A growing Latinx electorate could influence the outcome of close contests in key areas, like in the suburbs of Georgia cities.
How are candidates approaching outreach to these communities? Our panel of insiders will discuss the role Latinx communities will play in the 2020 election and in the electoral politics beyond.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: The first presidential debate featured a fiery, raucous back-and-forth that some critics say lacked substantial discussion on policy issues. Where do we stand now following the first matchup of the candidates?
Also: the latest developments in the slate of consequential Georgia elections.
Monday on Political Rewind: Mental health remains a crucial aspect of the ongoing public health crisis. Stress and anxiety plague many, and the social isolation of quarantine makes a bad situation worse for many.
On today’s show, we discuss with mental health professional Dr. Raymond Kotwicki about how to handle the mental strain of the pandemic.
Friday on Political Rewind: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the gold standard of global public health organizations for many decades. But recent efforts to marginalize and undermine such trusted public health agencies — including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — are complicating the COVID-19 response.
How does this affect Americans' perceptions and the country's ability to combat coronavirus, particularly when a vaccine does become available? We discuss the politicization of a pandemic.
Today on Political Rewind, the grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor case has once again raised questions and concerns about police accountability and conduct. In the aftermath of protests and outrage in cities across the country last night, we take a deeper look at the movement to reform and reimagine the police — and unpack what “defunding” law enforcement actually means.
Wednesday on Political Rewind, we take another look at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll on the top races in Georgia. We zero in on the Senate seats at stake and unpack the political messaging at play. In today’s divisive environment, how does tone — and even humor — affect a candidate’s message?
