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Podcast: Races to watch ahead of next month’s Georgia primaries

FORT WORTH, TX - MARCH 1: Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday March 1, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. 13 states and American Samoa are holding presidential primary elections, with over 1400 delegates at stake. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

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FORT WORTH, TX - MARCH 1: Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday March 1, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. 13 states and American Samoa are holding presidential primary elections, with over 1400 delegates at stake. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
By Bria Felicien
April 9, 2018

This is not a drill. Georgia’s 2018 General Primary Election is next month on May 22.

The latest episode of the Politically Georgia podcast will help you prepare for it.

AJC’s Washington correspondent Tamar Hallerman joins host Greg Bluestein to discuss Georgia’s big issues and races ahead of the primaries.

Hallerman also discusses an upcoming story on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and James Salzer provides the Phrase of the Week.

Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Stitcher. You can also download or stream the episode below:

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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