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Politically Georgia: A wild 2021 in state politics comes to an end

Georgia's Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff, left, and Raphael Warnock tap elbows during a rally for supporters on November 15, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia. (Jenny Jarvie/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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Georgia's Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff, left, and Raphael Warnock tap elbows during a rally for supporters on November 15, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia. (Jenny Jarvie/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Dec 29, 2021

It’s been a year of chaos, conflict and new campaigns.

In the final episode of Politically Georgia for 2021, Atlanta Journal-Constitution political insider Patricia Murphy, Washington Correspondent Tia Mitchell and Editor-in-Chief Kevin Riley join host Greg Bluestein to discuss the biggest stories of the year.

They discuss the surprise victories in the U.S. Senate runoffs, how former President Donald Trump’s falsehoods influenced GOP politics and the major change in voting laws that resulted. They also look at how two potentially historic elections will shape the 2022 campaign.

Don’t forget to stick around for the Politically Georgia 2021 blooper reel.

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About the Authors

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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Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast. She writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.

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