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Nearly completed cars come down the assembly line at the Kia plant near West Point.
Nearly completed cars come down the assembly line at the Kia plant near West Point.
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May 11, 2022

Georgia could be well on its way to becoming a hub for electric vehicles.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy explain why Hyundai Motor Corp. could soon announce a second plant in Georgia and what it means for Gov. Brian Kemp’s legacy.

Our team will also look at what’s left in former U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s piggy bank and Senate frontrunner Herschel Walker explains his November strategy.

Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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