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Politically Georgia: Round 1 of Kemp-Perdue brawl

Kemp pushes back on Perdue’s comment he wouldn’t certify 2020 election if he was governor
Kemp pushes back on Perdue’s comment he wouldn’t certify 2020 election if he was governor
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Dec 10, 2021

The first week of the battle between Gov. Brian Kemp and David Perdue is off to a loud start.

Atlanta-Journal Constitution Political Insider Patricia Murphy joins host Greg Bluestein to discuss the opening bell.

Plus, why many Republicans are not taking sides and how the dynamics might be changing in the fight to keep Buckhead a part of the city of Atlanta.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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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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