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Politically Georgia: Kemp tries to run up score in Perdue’s hometown

Gov. Brian Kemp signs a $1 billion tax cut bill in Bonaire on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Gov. Brian Kemp signs a $1 billion tax cut bill in Bonaire on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
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April 29, 2022

Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to slam the door shut on former U.S. Sen. David Perdue as the primary election nears.

On this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy recap a week of campaigning and explain why Kemp spent a day in Perdue’s hometown.

Plus, the AJC digs into some of the claims made by Herschel Walker while endorsing health and nutrition products.

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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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