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Election 2026 Georgia
PATRICIA MURPHY

Gov. Brian Kemp is election night’s biggest loser

The Georgia governor's backed candidates for the state's marquee Republican primaries lost in Tuesday's runoffs.

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GUEST COLUMNIST

In a post-Voting Rights Act world, here’s how Americans can find our voice

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and effectively diminished the voting power and representation of Black citizens. The solution: proportional representation.

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Georgia should avoid radical gerrymandering Tennessee imposed upon its people

The U.S. Supreme Court's weaking of the Voting Rights Act is disenfranchising minority communities across the South. Georgia can take a better path.

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