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Podcast: What the second-quarter fundraising deadline means for some Georgia candidates

A Fairfield Twp. resident casts his Election Day vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Fairfield North Elementary School. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
A Fairfield Twp. resident casts his Election Day vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Fairfield North Elementary School. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
By Bria Felicien
July 8, 2019

We’ve reached the halfway mark of 2019, but the campaign season feel of 2018 hasn’t gone away. In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein and AJC Washington correspondent Tamar Hallerman discuss what the recent second-quarter fundraising deadline means for some 2020 candidates and why the deadline serves as a test for others.

Bluestein and Hallerman also discuss the questions that remain following the recent announcement of relief expected to be given to Georgians affected by Hurricane Michael.

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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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