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Podcast: Redistricting winners and losers; Perdue readies for battle

November 9, 2021 Atlanta - Sen. John Kennedy (R-18, Macon) answers a question from Emanuel Jones (D-10, Decatur), foreground, in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The hearing was a step toward votes on new political maps for the state House, state Senate and Congress during a once-a-decade redistricting session of the General Assembly. The Senate plans to vote on new maps Tuesday, and the House Redistricting Committee could advance its proposal as well. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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November 9, 2021 Atlanta - Sen. John Kennedy (R-18, Macon) answers a question from Emanuel Jones (D-10, Decatur), foreground, in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The hearing was a step toward votes on new political maps for the state House, state Senate and Congress during a once-a-decade redistricting session of the General Assembly. The Senate plans to vote on new maps Tuesday, and the House Redistricting Committee could advance its proposal as well. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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After another contentious special redistricting session, lawmakers have drawn their lines for the next decade.

Political Insider Patricia Murphy and Georgia government reporter Maya T. Prabhu join host Greg Bluestein to break down the new congressional and legislative maps. They discuss who stands to gain an advantage and who is in trouble. Plus, why David Perdue is leaving less doubt that he will challenge Gov. Brian Kemp and the fight GOP leaders are having on Murphy’s Twitter feed.

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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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Maya T. Prabhu covers the Georgia Senate and statewide issues as a government reporter for The AJC. Born in Queens, New York, and raised in northern Virginia, Maya attended Spelman College and then the University of Maryland for a master's degree. She writes about social issues, the criminal justice system and legislative politics.

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