Political Rewind: Brian Kemp's communications director Cody Hall talks 2022 strategy

The panel

• Cody Hall, @CodyHallGA, director of communications, Kemp for Governor
• Greg Bluestein, @bluestein, political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown

1. New polling from the AJC shows Gov. Brian Kemp with an eight-point lead over Stacey Abrams. 

• Other polls show the state races are very close, within the margin of error.
• Kemp's strategy has always focused on securing support from rural Georgians.

2. Democrats have run on preventing further abortion restrictions. Will Kemp seek further abortion restrictions?

• According to Hall, Kemp won't seek further restrictions past the six-week heartbeat bill. But legislators may still propose new legislation.
• According to an AJC poll, abortion isn't a top issue for many Georgians, but nearly half say they'd support a candidate who is pro-choice.

3. Herschel Walker's Senate campaign doesn't enjoy the same support in polls that Kemp receives. Kemp says he stands by Walker regardless.

• Polls show Walker trailing Sen. Raphael Warnock more consistently than Abrams trails Kemp. Walker's candidacy has been plagued by controversy, but Kemp's has remained largely untouched.

*Please note that Abrams campaign director Lauren Groh-Wargo appeared on our show last week in the interest of equal time. You can find that show here.

 Thursday on Political Rewind: GPB's Riley Bunch joins the panel.