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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (left) and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley spoke to attendees at a tailgate at the University of Georgia in Athens in August. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) Today’s newsletter highlights: Test your knowledge with our news quiz. David Scott criticized for not voting in elections. Rich McCormick opposes mid-decade redistricting. Shutdown shift Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate (left to right): Buddy Carter, Mike Collins and Derek Dooley. — thgiew ot gniworht eht eht dehcaer ecar yramirp trap nwo fo fo wen yssem slevel ni depoh sih sah dah remrof rof llabtoof .gniod hcaoc yb dniheb esuaceb diova yhtapitna a .S.U etaneS nacilbupeR s’pmeK pmeK ,daetsnI .voG .yelooD kereD nairB htiw hcihw skeew meht eht eht gniklat yltsafdaets krats ,nwodtuhs dnoces desaeler ,stniop no fo won .htnom gnipmul sti ni ni essapmi evah puorg tnemnrevog gnidnuf morf rof rof erutraped gnimalb demalb dna na da a .S.U .S.U yadsruhT .neS nacilbupeR nacilbupeR .speR .ffossO ekiM dekcab-pmeK noJ s’tI starcomeD citarcomeD snilloC retraC ydduB A tahW“ ohw eht tuhs syas fo rotarran ni evah ”,tnemnrevog deliaf nwod od ?nommoc .setadidnac htob era dna dna dna lla a yehT etaneS nacilbupeR ffossO ekiM noJ ,snilloC snilloC ,retraC retraC ydduB eb“ snacilbupeR‘ dluow yhw gnisu ot ot eht eht eht taht ,yltfiws ”’.nwodtuhs dednopser gninoitseuq gnitorrap fo yenom srebmem eil sih rof noitageled krad yb emalb kcatta era pmurT-itna dna seilla nacilbupeR pmeK aigroeG tarcomeD snilloC tub“ saw saw ot eht eht taht dias ”.ytilaer ylno no ton egassem s’ti morf morf detcennocsid yrartnoc dna osla da X ,pmurT enuhT rekaepS etaneS tnediserP ekiM ytirojaM redaeL ,nosnhoJ nhoJ esuoH dlanoD snilloC .raey dluow rehtehw detov ot ot ot eht eht eht eht taht taht seidisbus dellats deludehcs nepoer ssap revo fo ecnarusni ni htlaeh sah .tnemnrevog thgif dnetxe eripxe dne htob llib llib ta sa dna dna a etaneS snacilbupeR nacilbupeR starcomeD snilloC retraC tuB htiw elihw saw saw .sretov sretov .dedicednu driht eht eht troppus dewohs dnoces ecar yramirp llop fo fo wen ylekil si ni rennur-tnorf ylrae semoc ta ta era gnoma retfa da a ehT nacilbupeR ylraeN yelooD snilloC retraC CJA %04 %03 %02 .%21 Friday news quiz U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ramped up her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson this week. .ot ot eht eht trats .nwodtuhs .noisses yramirp rehto ylno seciffo fo fo !gninrom tol kool evitalsigel si ronrevog tnemnrevog morf drawrof rof laredef syad syad .yawa yawa dna a er’eW .S.U s’erehT ehT ,etaneS yaM s’tI dooG s’aigroeG yaD 66 83 ht91 391 uoy s’keew eht eht eht eht eht gnikat ees .ziuq lacitilop ruo fo .rettelswen swen hcum ,emitnaem wonk woh dnif dne yb ta srewsna tuoba ll’uoY nI ?htiw erew owt yeht fo pihsredael .sweivretni eliforp-hgih reh gnirud msicitirc deunitnoc ohW .S.U rolyaT .peR eirojraM eneerG POG A) Rachel Maddow and Howard Stern B) Stephen Colbert and Jake Tapper C) Bill Maher and the hosts of “The View” D) Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart erew eht deludehcs ffonur ffonur fo ton ortem sroyam ?royam si otni tnebmucni gnivah decrof rof rof gniwollof snoitcele seitic ssorca a hcihW elpitluM .ceD atnaltA .2 A) Roswell B) Marietta C) South Fulton D) Sandy Springs ,sretov eniccav spot troppus swohs yramirp llop .eno eno fo wen setadnam ylekil ?ti si snoitareneg rof tpecxe doohdlihc lla ssorca hcihW citarcomeD CJA A %08 A) Baby boomers B) Millennials C) Generation X D) Generation Z sniw tahw ?erew .keew ot siht yeht eht eht citsitats ediwetats dewohs laitnediserp tsuj woh rof ,noitcele tnanimod evisiced detarbelec ecivreS cilbuP starcomeD derapmoC noissimmoC 4202 A) Twenty-two counties flipped from Republican to Democrat. B) Democratic candidates increased their share of the vote in 157 out of 159 counties. C) Democrats would have won even without any votes at all from the five core metro Atlanta counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett. D) All of the above. No show U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Atlanta, is running for reelection in 2026. .raey etov taesnu ot ot eht eht xis tseuqer sdrocer cilbup suoiverp eno fo ton txen ni gnipoh mih delif ,snoitcele did yb gnidrocca a .S.U ttocS .peR starcomeD divaD ohw revenehw nehw ,etov gnigru ot ot emit rieht rieht eht ekat dneps os tas laitnediserp nwo tuo srehto ,slaiciffo fo hcum detnuom rojam s’ti ni evah etov-eht-tuo-teg gninepo-eye yllaicepse ,noitcele detcele troffe t’nod drawkwa .ecivda a s’tI .aigroeG starcomeD tuB 4202 I“ sraey .raey elihw setov etov owt ot rieht eht etats dias yramirp eno laiciffo fo ton txen elpitlum ni sih ”,flesmih og rof mohtaf yreve neve detcele stneutitsnoc gnignellahc tonnac gnirehtob gniksa yna ttocS .peR enimsaJ starcomeD ,kralC eW“ lliw ohw setov pu nrut ot eht elbissop tuo deen sredael ni rof gnihtyreve nwod od tollab dna starcomeD ”.6202 ot hguorht tegrat ,nosrepsekops snoitseuq .eciffo rojam sih sah lanoitareneg rof rof ssentif denilced .tnemmoc egnahc gnillac yb emoceb dna dima ega tuoba a a a ,ttocS eH starcomeD eht etats fo fo si morf morf remrof gnicaf segnellahc riahc dna osla .neS ttocS ,senoJ ttenniwG notrevE leunamE .noitacudE ,rutaceD-D ytnuoC ,kralC draoB ,rialB edisA saw etov etov eht eht ralimis dias laitnediserp ton boj ni sih eh eh eh sah llabtoof decaf .snoitcele t’ndid did msicitirc demusnoc .hcaoc etadidnac yb esuaceb sa dna ,elsia retfa a .S.U etaneS nacilbupeR yelooD yelooD kereD ssorcA 0202 6102 No budget, no pay, no play htiw eht eht naht sepiws nwodtuhs dnoces dennep erom ,htnom sti otni ni lufepoh tnemnrevog wef gniggard nmuloc ta dna a a htiW notgnihsaW .S.U .S.U semiT etaneS nacilbupeR .speR ekiM yelooD kereD .snilloC retraC ydduB dednuf-reyapxat“ hcihw dednuf-reyapxat stseggus noitceleer oidar rehto rebmem eh ,snoitacinummoc ”.ngiapmac sllac ,sdraobllib gninnab dna sda a yelooD nehw gnidart rieht eht stseggus kcots ,nwodtuhs yralas gnitcirtser gniviecer ro no fo fo srebmem srebmem gnivael .sespal gnidulcni ni eh tnemnrevog gnidnuf morf rof ,seilimaf gnirud .ycnerrucotpyrc sllac yb nab kcab dna dna osla a a htiW notgnihsaW aigroeG ,yllaniF yelooD ssergnoC ssergnoC snilloC retraC yhtlaew-rebü taht ecnis ni aedi eh sah remrof denoipmahc degnellahc na .S.U .S.U s’tahT .neS .neS nacilbupeR ffossO relffeoL ylleK noJ citarcomeD .0202 Redistricting déjà vu U.S. Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, is up for reelection next year. ot ,mret regnarts gnitfihs dnoces lacitilop ylno on .senil si ni sih s’eh tub .S.U hciR .peR kcimroCcM sraey now nehw erew saw ot eht eht eht gniws taes taes ylefas nwarder reimerp eno ecno fo s’noitan ylworran ekam tsol senil ,retal ti ti ni eh .stcirtsid lanoissergnoc a owT ehT .nacilbupeR nacilbupeR desab-ttenniwG 0202 htiw gnigru ot tius setats lareves ,staes syas swarder gnihsup erom edaced-dim kcol si ni ni ni eh gniwollof ta tsniaga s’pmurT snacilbupeR tnediserP ,woN kcimroCcM .aigroeG POG dlanoD ?yhW I“ esuaceB“ s’tahw .su dlot ot .emit siht kniht eht eht emas deyalp yalp yllanosrep fo ton ”,yllanoitan gnol ekil si eh deneppah ”.semag emag rof naf t’nod yb gib ma a a a I I starcomeD Campaign watch Rep. Esther Panitch, D-Sandy Springs, is the only Jewish lawmaker in the state Legislature. s’raey namow lliw rednegsnart eht eht ehs syas nur .yramirp ,rezinagro ylno fo txen rebmem ni ytinummoc dna tsniaga a erutalsigeL hsiweJ hsiweJ aigroeG citarcomeD ,rekaB noraA lacov ot eht eht taht s’etats .scitilop fo fo edam noitalsigel wal ytitnedi reh reh etah sah sah tnorferof noitinifed emirc derosnops-oc neeb msitimesitna dna na ylla dedda a etatS ,sgnirpS ehS .peR ,hctinaP hsiweJ .learsI rehtsE ydnaS-D htiw ohw esoht taht .ecnats emos laicos ehs learsI-orp ,stsop fo aidem gnidulcni reh reh sah rof decaf eergasid msicitirc seillub osla snoitasucca hctinaP tuB ,tnargimmi-itna“ ohw ot eht selggurts ,tsilaicos taogepacs dias laer elpoep dessap fo ”.em ekil noitalsigel srekamwal daetsni derongi flesreh evah semarf citarcomed sa snart-itna IED-itna dna dna a snaigroeG ,rekaB eW“ eW“ er’uoy uoy lliw ohw dlohpu ot neht eht eht eht elbat taes .dias ”,sthgir elpoep ruo no deen deen ”.unem ni fi thgif ,t’nod livic esuaceb ta a dloG emoD rekaB ot denilced .tnemmoc hctinaP Clark moves htiw saw ot eht eht naht etats eno slaiciffo fo fo krowten lanoitan erom srebmem lacol sredael nioj detcele .yrtnuoc dna ssorca a meT hteS orP ,LAEDweN royaM nocaM citarcomeD kralC 52 002 gnol-sraey lliw ot ot eht sredaer reyalp eman ekam yek ni tsrif railimaf troffe eb sa dna a .evreserP kraP eeglumcO lanoitaN sdnuoM s’nocaM s’aigroeG s’kralC .raey ot eht ecnis nur txen erom yam tnanetueil ni s’eh ronrevog ,erutuf rof railimaf gniredisnoc emoceb a eH snaigroeG Listen up yllacitiloP“ .yadot ot eht snoitseuq tsacdop no on .gabliam renetsil si morf eb kcab rewsna ll’eW erehT yadnoM ”aigroeG 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 yllacitiloP“ .yadot ot eht snoitseuq tsacdop no on .gabliam renetsil si morf eb kcab rewsna ll’eW erehT yadnoM ”aigroeG 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 meet at the White House with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary. The House is on an indefinite recess. The Senate could take another vote on the House-passed government funding bill. Praising Pelosi Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was greeted by staff in Washington after she announced she was stepping down as Democratic leader of the House. lliw ot eht mret yltfiws ehs kees ton noitan segassem deussi ni reh gniwolg remrof rehtona tnemecnuonna retfa ssorca rekaepS isoleP ycnaN esuoH starcomeD .6202 ycnaN“ tI“ gnissentiw ot eht eht suoicanet devres dias eno no fo fo ym tsom efil pihsredael ni sronoh ”,yrotsih ,reh reh evah sah sah tsetaerg ”.dnahtsrif evitceffe suoegaruoc laitneuqesnoc neeb neeb dna dna edisgnola .X .S.U .S.U rekaepS .peR isoleP ,nosnhoJ knaH ,ainohtiL-D sdrow saw saw saw ot eht taht lufsseccus ehs evomer fo tsom dnik ti ni ni morf detatilicaf detcele troffe ylrae werd lacitirc seettimmoc .noitnetta dna retfa tuoba a .S.U rolyaT .peR isoleP isoleP eirojraM s’eneerG eneerG eneerG tuB .1202 0202 htlaew .gnidart eht eht kcots .rekaeps ehs dias tcepser no s’noitan gnol s’dnabsuh reh sah dah rof tsrif elamef dezicitirc dna ,yadsruhT emoR nacilbupeR s’isoleP eneerG tuB dnA I“ I“ hsiw lliw ew saw yrev rednu ot ot sgniht sgniht mret pihsrekaeps ehs devres dias esiarp ”.ytrap ”,ytrap ytrap ruo no fo ym ekil elbidercni ni desserpmi reh reh reh reh dah teg teg rof rof rof tsrif gnirud .enod enod reviled dluoc reerac ta ecnaraeppa dna na na elba ytiliba ;isoleP isoleP ycnaN ycnaN m’I I eneerG ,ssergnoC .NNC Shoutouts U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta, is seen during a House Energy and Commerce hearing in Washington in May. :syadhtrib s’yadoT U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta. :syadhtrib s’worromoT State Sen. Max Burns, R-Sylvania. State Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta. :snoitisnarT Wade Askew has joined Gold Dome Partners as director of policy and advocacy. Askew has previously the policy director at the Georgia Justice Project. 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 Correction fo rettelswen deifitnedisim ni egami dehsalf erugif latigid na .da da a a s’yadretseY .S.U ehT .peR lihP ekiM .warGcM .rD snilloC Before you go Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin was reelected on Tuesday. s’keew ot siht :ziuq swen srewsnA C) Bill Maher and the co-hosts of “The View.” Greene criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for canceling votes during the federal government shutdown. B) Marietta. Incumbent Mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin narrowly avoided a runoff with challenger Sam Foster. D) Generation Z. Just 66% of this group of likely Democratic primary voters backed vaccine mandates for children. D) All of the above. Tuesday’s election marked the first time Democrats had won a statewide, nonfederal race since 2006. 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
