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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Thurmond spoke to the AJC's Tia Mitchell during a Politically Georgia forum in Atlanta on Wednesday. (Adam Beam/AJC) Today’s newsletter highlights: Mike Collins features Brian Kemp in new U.S. Senate ad. Poll shows Latino voters have regrets about voting for Donald Trump. Tim Echols takes a sabbatical after election defeat. First look Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican candidate for governor, spoke at the AJC's Politically Georgia forum in Atlanta on Wednesday. raey lliw sretov ot ot eht ,won wen dedaeh .ronrevog morf esoohc xob eb tollab a a aigroeG tuobA — — htiw erehw gnihctaw sdnasuoht eht eht dnats moor ecar on thgin kool gnidael tsal ni ni ni sderdnuh evag .rennur-tnorf murof ylrae raelc setadidnac ta dna na a ehT yllacitiloP aigroeG atnaltA s’CJA eerht :syawaekat era ereH egatnavda gnikaT .1 saw ot eht eht erus piks gninnur ylno eno on rojam edam .ti ronrevog .murof togrof rof nacilbupeR .tL senoJ .voG lareneG sirhC rraC truB yenrottA s’erehT“ I“ dlot .wohs .dias ”?thgir eno fo on tol tnanetueil s’eh eh dah ”,ronrevog tog ylimaf ylimaf ,stcilfnoc .tcilfnoc ma lla a a ,lla’Y ehT rraC dluow hcihw saw gnisu ot ot ot taht taht htuos emos hsup snalp no fo fo eltbus-os-ton ,enil noitalsigel dehgual tsal dnal baj ti ecneulfni latipsoh sih sah .neppah rof ,rehtaf .ylimaf dliub ecneidua ta ta wolla desucca a a ehT ’senoJ ,senoJ senoJ siH rraC truB lliB .atnaltA gnipsarg“ htiw elihw saw .sretov driht eht eht eht troppus ”,swarts swohs dnoces dias ecar yramirp .sllop llop fo fo fo gniton ylekil tsetal gniggal si si ni ni s’eh sah sah ylrae ngiapmac ta ta ta na egatnavda ehT etatS yraterceS nacilbupeR regrepsneffaR ’senoJ senoJ rraC rraC darB CJA .%7 %22 %51 gnippohw sretov .dedicednu yramirp fo ylekil era a nacilbupeR tuB %55 ytilibadroffA .2 .sraey ohw nehw sretov detov owt ot semit eerht yeht eht eht eht tnemetats xis setar esiar snaicitilop tsap seitrap detsuo no fo .egassem srebmem edam ni tog morf yticirtcele htob sraeppa a yadseuT ecivreS nacilbupeR cilbuP tI aigroeG noissimmoC A“ uoy saw eht eht ”,taht .dias ezingocer fo tol fi loof snoitcele t’nod noitasrevnoc .ytilibadroffa tuoba tuoba a er’uoY rraC ,raey ecrofkrow rehtehw saw gniwov detuot ot ot ot ot sgniht yeht rieht eht eht eht eht .srehcaet s’etats tes sevreser laitnediserp segdelp yap ,trap ro no fo fo ,thgin erom ekam tsol ekil efil gnidael tsal ti ni gnisuoh pleh ronrevog remrof remrof rof rof rof gnisucof noitcele dlihc dedec erac setadidnac esuaceb edisa tnemugra lla ,elbadroffa ytilibadroffa yadsendeW .snacilbupeR nO royaM .tL ecnaL ahsieK .voG ffoeG nacnuD starcomeD citarcomeD smottoB atnaltA %01 s’erehT“ tI“ ”,yadretsey ev’ew tnaw ot meht eht taht gniklat klat neddus os ecnis dias ”.eno fo fo ynam ti .eussi tnatropmi .murof yllaicepse yad neeb emaceb na lla retfa retfa ,ytilibadroffa tuoba tuoba a nacnuD tuB )snacilbupeR( Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke at the Politically Georgia forum in Atlanta on Wednesday. sregniZ .3 htiw ot .siht dnats emos :gnilpmas tuo elbaromem .senil ekil ni drah murof hcae dedworc etadidnac nac emac eb yawa a a tI s’ereH tuB Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms: “I think if people look back on my record as mayor, they would likely say that I’m more of a moderate. But there’s some issues that people thought that I was too far right, and some issues that people thought that I was too far left. I don’t subscribe to a title.” Attorney General Chris Carr: “We need Congress to get back to work. Compromise cannot be a bad word.” Democrat Geoff Duncan, a former Republican lieutenant governor: “Here’s a sneaky little fact about Republicans. Not all of them think Donald Trump hung the moon. Not all of them want to be in the cult.” Former Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves: “I’ve heard Donald Trump’s name over and over again. But y’all, if Democrats want to win this state, Donald Trump is not the only thing that we need to be talking about.” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “Everybody’s property taxes are going up. We need an immediate property tax cap for seniors.” Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond on his long career in government: “That doesn’t make me an insider. That makes me flexible.” Things to know The AJC's Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell (center) and Patricia Murphy hosted a Politically Georgia forum for gubernatorial candidates in Atlanta on Wednesday. eht eht trats .nwodtuhs .noisses fo fo !gninrom evitalsigel tnemnrevog morf laredef syad yawa er’eW s’tI dooG s’aigroeG yaD 76 73 :yadot ot eerht sgniht rehto wonk rof era ereH Did you miss last night’s forum of gubernatorial candidates? You can catch up by watching our live stream and reading updates from our live blog. Randy Travis, a former Fox 5 investigative reporter, defeated an incumbent to win a seat on the Lawrenceville City Council on Tuesday, the AJC’s Rodney Ho reports. The federal government shutdown is now the longest in history. Here’s how it is impacting Georgia. Kemp’s brand U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican from Jackson, is running for a U.S. Senate seat. .semit taht sdnoces gnisiarp tuo fo ylraen tnemom tsetal depmuj :ni ni nezod semoc pilc sraeppa rehtona da tuoba a a .S.U pmurT etaneS .peR tnediserP ekiM pmeK .voG dlanoD ’snilloC .snilloC tuB nairB 31 ,ekiM“ ruoy uoy knaht syas sserp ”,pihsredael rof .ecnerefnoc ta a pmeK lotipaC evitavresnoc“ ”esrohkrow htiw yadot ot eht desaeler ecrofnier fo fo gnol-etunim tnaem ekil si egami morf serugif gnikcab sa dna na da a eciV ecnaV ehT tnediserP .wolliP yM ekiM dengila-AGAM ,lledniL DJ snilloC OEC esu eht .cigetarts fo si pmeK tuB htiw ,sretov eht eht eht taht gnitroppus lavir sniamer sknar .ecar .llop eno fo fo tsom tsetal tsuj si laitneulfni ni ni eh ,ronrevog serugif tnemesrodne ,esruoc dniheb na gnoma s’pmurT ehT etaneS aigroeG POG yelooD kereD ’snilloC dnA CJA dlrow sretov seulav owt ot sgniht taht gnilangis gnisacwohs yramirp :ecno si sih eh stnemesrodne gniod .dnarb ta dna osla pmurT s’pmeK snilloC Voting stats Stephen Knight voted at the Helene Mills Senior Center in Atlanta on Tuesday. htiw saw etov yrotciv siht rieht eht eht eht eht :citsitats erahs ?secar laitnediserp fo fo gnilggob-dnim desaercni ni ni woh .noitcele seitnuoc derapmoc setadidnac gib ecivreS cilbuP tsuJ s’aigroeG ’starcomeD citarcomeD redisnoC noissimmoC 4202 951 751 dluow now tuohtiw saw setov eht eht taht os tfihs ecar ortem evah evah morf tcaf neve eulb-peed gniworc ,seitnuoc eroc gib neeb dna .tuoba a ehT reteP nosnhoJ drabbuH starcomeD s’atnaltA aicilA erew ,sretov yrev lacipyt tuonrut hguot ot ot ot eht eht eht gnipeews fo fo wen rewol s’ti ni wef etarotcele noitcele ward .selcyc snoisulcnoc derapmoc tsac yb esuaceb stollab sa yna sisylana na osla gnidrocca erehT ,llitS .notniuQ ebeohP s’CJA %79 ,4202 :stibdit rehtO Nearly three out of every four voters was over the age of 45. Some 22 counties flipped from Republican to Democrat compared to the 2024 vote. Black voters had the highest turnout with 21%, followed by white voters at 20%. Turnout topped 30% in Clinch, Fayette and Stewart counties. Regrets Demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump protested near the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. ohw sretov ot eht detroppus emos ,esromer setar tnediserp llop fo fo wen ni ni tsehgih evah morf rof ’sreyub nasitrapib gnidrocca a .SUsodinU pmurT onitaL aigroeG dlanoD 4202 dluow ,sretov ,sretov detov detov etov yeht yeht yeht yeht eht eht eht elpmas dias dias dias .stroper ,revo fo ton ti fi remrof rof rof rof od dluoc dna niaga eciV pmurT pmurT pmurT tnediserP ellehciM onitaL alamaK nI .sirraH aigroeG namhcuraB gnomA s’CJA %95 004 %73 %12 htiw elihw gnitov ,sretov sretov sretov sdriht-owt emit eht naht .ecnamrofrep ro retrauq-eno fo fo fo fo rewen erom ni ni flah rof tsrif tsrif evorppasid tsac stollab era s’pmurT ylraeN onitaL cinapsiH s’aigroeG s’aigroeG tuobA %22 4202 .2202 0202 tnaw egaw sretov pot oot ot ot eht eht eht eht eht .ees dias deknar ycilop htap fo tsom tsom muminim wol gnivil tsegral ti .eussi ,eussi si si si si noitalfni tnatropmi ,noitargimmi ymonoce gnitaerc tsoc nrecnoc pihsnezitic eveileb sa sa dna dna dna a a ehT nO onitaL %84 %74 MTG’s ‘revenge’ U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) shares a laugh with Joy Behar during "The View" on Tuesday. ohw lariv oediv ruos syas esir gnihsup tsilupop no fo wen sredael tsuj si si reh .separg morf citirc eugaelloc kcab sa a a a .S.U rolyaT nacilbupeR .peR eirojraM eneerG citarcomeD egnever“ ehT“ saw oediv ”ruot ot eht eht troppus laicos dias desufer detsop no no no aidem reh eh rof etadidnac sa ecnaraeppa tsniaga retfa retfa a a a ”.weiV .S.U .S.U yadseuT pmurT ehS .etaneS emoR nacilbupeR .peR tnediserP ,zetroC-oisacO s’eneerG dlanoD ,.Y.N-D airdnaxelA eht“ ehT“ .gnorw erehw ot ot sgniht ehs dias dias nur nwo no no no ton si ni reh reh dah doog og rof stcaf ”.eid dediced esuaceb yllacisab ecnaraeppa na lla ,yadsendeW etaneS etaneS zetroC-oisacO sweN ”noitaN lliH ,eneerG eneerG ehT“ ehT‘ htiw htiw kniht eht taht depmots ,etats s’ehs .dias yllaer melborp rehto no seidal suolaej ,si otni emoh reh dah taerg noitasrevnoc emac dnuora dna yllautca a ”’,weiV I I eneerG COA sselesab“ saw ot noitaluceps tohs ehs nur ”.sromur tnediserp ti ni rof nwod gnillac osla gnimia eneerG ,8202 Listen up yllacitiloP“ htiw ew ot eht eht eht eht klat wohs stluser tsacdop no fo .pihsredael snioj reh .snoitcele nwod skaerb kaerb tuoba .S.U yadoT rolyaT ecivreS nacilbupeR .peR cilbuP ,sulP eirojraM eneerG ”aigroeG noissimmoC ruoy uoy reverehw ot ebircsbus .stsacdop ro netsil teg eerf rof nac dna na uoY yfitopS yllacitiloP ,stsacdoP aigroeG elppA uoy su su eht ?wohs noitseuq moc.cja@aigroegyllacitilop ro ro no evig erutuf rof derutaef .edosipe dluoc tnemmoc llac eb ta ta dna a a a evaH liamE 7925-018-077 Today in Washington President Donald Trump will make an announcement at the White House. He’ll also meet with the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The House is on an indefinite recess. The Senate will vote on whether to advance legislation that would block the Trump administration from carrying out strikes in and around Venezuela. U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Atlanta, will highlight the impact of the government shutdown and lack of funding for nutrition programs by participating in a food distribution event. Remote work Tim Echols lost his bid for reelection to the Public Service Commission on Tuesday. t’now t’now ohw keew litnu owt siht rieht eht eht eht syas .troper noitceleer eno no eciffo tsol evael tsael ,sretrauqdaeh eh nwotnwod s’noissimmoc sdib eb ta dnuora dna ehT ztrawS ecivreS snacilbupeR cilbuP itsirK nnaK .E werD .ceD noissimmoC tuB atnaltA s’CJA .13 dednetxe“ lliw efiw tahw setov aiv dlot taht taht ekat sretroppus yats lacitabbas trap ruo no eciffo txen gnivael retal ni ni yletaidemmi sih eh eh eh gnitalpmetnoc deifiralc dellac era dna dna na ”.erutnevda .mooZ miT nacilbupeR eH slohcE renoissimmoC .sraey sraey htiw lliw rehtehw ,hctaw etov s’ytilitu ot ot ot eht snet gnihtemos deludehcs yletomer tnecer setar esiar lasoporp rewop rewop no fo fo yllanoisacco ylekil tel denioj sti si ni sgniraeh evah yltaerg .noitareneg rof dnapxe yllaicepse yticirtcele srallod noisiced dluoc tsoc srenoissimmoc .emoc snoillib dna ehT ,llitS s’CSP rehtO aigroeG slohcE .ceD 91 Shoutouts State Rep. Karen Mathiak, R-Griffin, first took office in 2017. :syadhtrib s’yadoT Niles Francis, publisher of the Peach State Politics newsletter. State Rep. Karen Mathiak, R-Griffin. State Rep. Mitchell Scoggins, R-Cartersville. ot eht eht .taht timbus .stuotuohs tuotuohs ton ?rettelswen wen tsuj ,sboj detseretni ni ni ereh mrof rof .cte ,stnemegagne .syadhtrib yadhtrib htrib ,stnemecnuonna osla a a er’eW tnaW s’erehT yllacitiloP s’tI aigroeG kcilC Before you go On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (left) announced flight cancellations because of the government shutdown. lliw .raelcnu eht .nwodtuhs syas no no fo fo ti si tcapmi tnemnrevog sthgilf tuc esuaceb ehT ehT yadirF laredeF noitaivA atnaltA noitartsinimdA %01 ruoy uoy su .yadot ot ,moc.cja@llehctim.ait dnes ,spoocs moc.cja@yhprum.aicirtap ti redisni ofni ,moc.cja@nietseulb.gerg pissog rof od nac tseb dna dna ,syawla .moc.cja@maeb.mada ll’tahT sA
